c/privacy · by suswrkr@discuss.tchncs.de · 1yORB ALERT, reddit https://www.semafor.com/article/06/20/2025/reddit-considers-iris-scanning-orb-developed-by-a-sam-altman-startupbeen tracking the ORBs along with TrashFuture. not good. 15 points · 4 comments · view on lemmy.world
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noredcandy@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 1y
Not making a judgement call on “orb” (which I assume is using some privacy preserving biometrics but honestly not sure), but why not leverage mobile devices? It seems like a lot of extra steps to use dedicated hardware for something like this.
reddig33@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 1y
Makes no sense. Am I supposed to run out and buy a new piece of equipment just to log into Reddit? 🙄
quediuspayu@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 1y
I guess Reddit is just one more of what they wish would be a standard.
Vendetta9076@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 1y
It definitely isnt. The explicit purpose is to harvest identifiable biometric data
suswrkr@discuss.tchncs.de · 1 pts · 1y