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Privacy.com now using persona to verify ID (www.youtube.com)
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From the same directors of OpenAI closing their models, Privacy.com now requires ID checks.

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[–] 45 points 1 week ago (4 children)

IDK if it was Persona, but when I tried to sign up last year, they demanded I send a copy o fmy photo ID to a 3rd party identity broker. I refused, and did not sign up. Given the recent huge breaches of photo ID databases, I feel kinda vindicated about that.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 week ago (3 children)

    I started to sign up a couple years ago, maybe, and they wanted a massive amount of personal info. It never made sense to me. If I was willing to give all that out to some random company online, I wouldn't need a privacy service.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 week ago (2 children)

    I suppose they are going to require some KYC info. They have legal reqs they have to meet. So, I get that they must know my real identity. Still, they could do it without a photo ID given to a 3rd party identiy broker. There are other ways, which do not depend on an ID copy which every identity thief in the world wants.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 day ago (1 child)

    Why are they subject to KYC requirements? Are they a finance company?

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  • [–] 1 point 3 hours ago*

    Good question, maybe I spoke too quick. I think they might be since they extend credit and deal with connections to the banking system. But I'm NAL. At least they are going to require a real world identity when giving out credit card numbers, which is also true of traditional card companies.

    Mostly I'm OK with them knowing my IRL identity, and proving that to them. But I'm not OK with sending a digital photo of my DL to some 3rd party identity broker who tends to leak those a lot.

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