Discord Distances Itself From Age Verification Firm After Ties To Palantir’s Peter Thiel Surface
https://kotaku.com/discord-palantir-peter-thiel-persona-age-verification-2000668951
https://kotaku.com/discord-palantir-peter-thiel-persona-age-verification-2000668951
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dugmeup@lemmy.world · 161 pts · 203d
So they sucked up all the data - which will be held forever in Palantir.
It's like they fenced the stolen goods then went oh, that was a one time thing - we don't have this data (hehehe we sold that shit), so look clean hands! No worries!
How about no.
takeda@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 86 pts · 203d
So if you provided your picture for verification, they now can easily track you with their network of flock cameras?
OwOarchist@pawb.social · 84 pts · 203d
They could already easily track your face because your aunt uploaded a picture of you to Facebook and tagged you in it.
What they're trying to do here is connect your face/identity with your Discord account, so that they can more easily track down dissidents who say naughty things online through Discord.
zewm@lemmy.world · 18 pts · 202d
This is a tangent but I hate that there is very little you can do when someone else actions your picture.
Case in point, I once had a co worker take a picture of me and then (without my consent or knowledge) uploaded it to an app that “ages” you to look older (like grandpa old). Then she shows me after the fact.
I had no control over her uploading my visage to one of those ai data gathering apps. I put effort into not willingly giving the powers that be more information for my profile/portfolio.
But you’re right, that even trying to mitigate all you can, they can still build your profile without any of your own input. Just by association.
skulblaka@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 201d
Yep.
My mother submitted every single photo of me she has to some AI art service, spent the next six months sending me slopped-up photos of myself, and is somehow unable to understand why I might be upset about the situation.
echodot@feddit.uk · 2 pts · 202d
My aunt definitely doesn't know how to do that. So I'm safe
OwOarchist@pawb.social · 2 pts · 202d
Just an example. I'm sure they have 100 different ways to match your face to your name/identity.
Unless you've been living as a highly isolated hermit and you've been wearing a mask at all times when in public even since you were a child ... pretty sure they've already got it.
TarantulaFudge@startrek.website · 3 pts · 201d
They definitely can track you just based on your RF profile a lot of big stores have these orb things that aggregate everything.. Bluetooth, Cellular, WiFi signals and can track you wherever you go in the store along with video, at which point you buy alcohol and a computer scans your ID or you use a credit card and bam you are fucked. ID barcodes also include your address. It's also the easiest one to fake.
Zen_Shinobi@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 202d
No. They aready had your photo and info from the DMV
IAmYouButYouDontKnowYet@reddthat.com · 4 pts · 203d
Brah... They can already track you down to the last time you farted.
takeda@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 12 pts · 202d
Yeah, that's why we should demand our cities to break contracts with flock and inform everyone we know about https://deflock.me/
Those cameras are deployed in crazy numbers, but are designed to not draw attention to themselves so majority of people are oblivious.
Fredselfish@lemmy.world · 80 pts · 203d
To fucking late assholes already deleted my Discord and not going back.
caseyweederman@lemmy.ca · 33 pts · 203d
I read that as a toast.
stylusmobilus@aussie.zone · 12 pts · 202d
Hear, hear
regedit@lemmy.zip · 7 pts · 202d
🍻🥂
artyom@piefed.social · 63 pts · 203d
tl;dr
eyelevel@lemmy.world · 55 pts · 202d
AstroLightz@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 202d
No no, I think they mean "I'm sorry you feel that way."
jjlinux@lemmy.zip · 9 pts · 202d
More like 'we're sorry you fucking figured it out'.
Nugscree@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 201d
Nah more: Are you fucking sorry?
Itdidnttrickledown@lemmy.world · 45 pts · 202d
Discord management is just saying "Retreat, we have been discovered. You've won this time users but know this we will be back to dox you in full next time!"
echodot@feddit.uk · 42 pts · 202d
Yeah because they totally didn't know before.
Anarki_@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 17 pts · 201d
It doesn't say in this article that they distance themselves from Palantir though?
Kyouki@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 201d
This feels like a damage control type post. You're right as it mentions nothing but the sheer fact of its existence and connections.
Anarki_@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 3 pts · 201d
It's a new article on what a Discord said days ago. It's old news.
BenderRodriguez@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 203d
TheSeveralJourneysOfReemus@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 202d