Discord customer service data breach leaks user info and scanned photo IDs (www.theverge.com)
from along_the_road@beehaw.org to technology@beehaw.org on 05 Oct 06:32
https://beehaw.org/post/22514944

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Deyis@beehaw.org on 05 Oct 07:54 next collapse

As ever, no negative consequences at all for Discord.

real_squids@sopuli.xyz on 05 Oct 15:59 next collapse

lmao, every time

StellarExtract@lemmy.zip on 05 Oct 18:43 next collapse

This is exactly why giving ID scans to online sevices is a terrible idea, even ignoring the privacy aspect.

scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech on 06 Oct 00:54 collapse

There are proven ways that a local device could handle age checking that are both privacy focused and secure. There is obviously a big reason why less secure and less private options are chosen instead

SweetCitrusBuzz@beehaw.org on 06 Oct 05:15 next collapse

[Sarcasm] Wow, we are so shocked.

[Genuine] This is why we both don’t use discord and if a site asks us for this we either turn on our vpn or don’t use it.

turdburglar@piefed.social on 06 Oct 05:31 collapse

cool. now do republican grindr.