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[–] Shameless@lemmy.world 23 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

No way will I ever be trusting any type of "age verification" methods, I would much rather just not use those services.

[–] far_university1990@reddthat.com 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Or make own. With blackjack and hooker.

[–] regedit@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 weeks ago

A single hooker might be a tad too busy!

[–] wuffah@lemmy.world 11 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Together with two other researchers, they set out to look into Persona, the San Francisco-based startup that’s used by Discord for biometric identity verification – and found a Persona frontend exposed to the open internet on a US government authorized server.

In 2,456 publicly accessible files, the code revealed the extensive surveillance Persona software performs on its users, bundled in an interface that pairs facial recognition with financial reporting – and a parallel implementation that appears designed to serve federal agencies.

The company that wants to collect and compile all of your most sensitive data can’t even protect its own source code. They know this surveillance isn’t safe, and they don’t care. They want the power it bestows.

[–] RedGreenBlue@lemmy.zip 4 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

We need preemptive laws that prevent any identifying age checks.

[–] iamthetot@piefed.ca 3 points 2 weeks ago

I mean, it's laws that are causing them.

[–] transporter_ii@programming.dev 1 points 2 weeks ago

We need a PAC and to primary any politician that voted for these laws to begin with.