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Hello, LinkedIn, who randomly for no reason shut down my account "for security reasons" and now requires my passport, social security and whatnot to unlock it.
Go fuck yourself
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Reverb suspended my account after I ordered a guitar pedal with my credit card. It was a very, very weird thing I've never experienced before. The only way I could re-instate it was to send them my government ID via email. I did not because of the litany of hacks to email systems at companies that compromise user privacy. Such an asinine escalation. I like Reverb but now caution anyone curious about buying anything from them.
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Its only a matter of time until people start using AI deep-fakes to pass these ID checks. Bonus points if the company uses AI to check it, because that is already how a ton of models work.
"Those who give up privacy for security deserve neither"
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You should add travel documents to the list, my sister had to submit passport photos and a standard photo to get a visa to the UK.
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We know that these websites respond to all government information requests.
This is just blackmail fodder. Any sheriff deputy can request IDs and browsing history. It's a privacy nightmare.
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Its only a matter of time until people start using AI deep-fakes to pass these ID checks. Bonus points if the company uses AI to check it, because that is already how a ton of models work.
"Those who give up privacy for security deserve neither"
This is already happening. Both of these statements are already true.
