Privacy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 months ago

The Discord Hack is Every User’s Worst Nightmare

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The Discord Hack is Every User’s Worst Nightmare

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Privacy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 months ago

cross-posted to:
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A hack impacting Discord’s age verification process shows in stark terms the risk of tech companies collecting users’ ID documents. Now the hackers are posting peoples’ IDs and other sensitive information online.

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How else are they going to train their AI to make stupid images of yourself?

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