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LinkedIn locked my account and wants me to do ID verification through Persona (europe.pub)
submitted 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) by CorrectAlias@piefed.blahaj.zone to c/privacy@lemmy.world
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I haven't tried to log into my account for a few weeks because LinkedIn is a cesspool. When I logged in just now (with a passkey, btw), it brought me to this page.

I've had this account for over a decade and used it to get my current position. I don't want to use LinkedIn, but it's pretty much a requirement in my industry.

I'm not sure if I should cave or what. I read the privacy policy for Persona's ID verification and it states that the data is immediately destroyed after verification, or held for three years.

This shit should be fucking illegal, and yet, in much of the world, it's being made enforced legislation. Fuck any company and politician that supports, funds, or operates this bullshit.

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[–] StillAlive@piefed.world 48 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

I read the privacy policy for Persona's ID verification and it states that the data is immediately destroyed after verification, or held for three years.

So which is it?

[–] WhoIzDisIz@lemmy.today 51 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Neither. It's never destroyed because you can't prove otherwise. At best it's given to authorities within three years to free up storage space.

[–] 87Six@lemmy.zip 56 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

It's both destroyed and exists, until a data breach happens, in which case it definitely exists

[–] frongt@lemmy.zip 24 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Deleted is set to true in that record.

[–] scutiger@lemmy.world 10 points 2 weeks ago

The classic "Mark as deleted"

[–] artyom@piefed.social 8 points 2 weeks ago

If it was destroyed after verification they wouldn't have been able to leak the personal IDs of millions of users just a few months ago.

[–] fascicle@leminal.space 7 points 2 weeks ago

Its deleted in your country but store safely offshore