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"Tea" app - user database leaked today (incl. drivers license & IDs). Daily reminder not to give your ID to online services [THEY DO NOT PROTECT YOUR INFORMATION] (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
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Remember the UK new safety law. https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/15/reddit-rolls-out-age-verification-in-the-uk-to-comply-with-new-rules/

https://www.404media.co/women-dating-safety-app-tea-breached-users-ids-posted-to-4chan/

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[–] 22 points 1 year ago (7 children)

Oh aye, I am the #1 government truster, they should "not record" where I visit and should be trusted to ignore my internet history

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  • [–] 23 points 1 year ago (5 children)

    If I had to choose between a government and a private entity to store my personal governmental records (e.g. age and name), I'd 100% choose the government first.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (3 children)

    easy to say, but that depends entirely on the government and company doesn't it?

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  • [–] 14 points 1 year ago* (1 child)

    Any government already has all of that information, so, no.

    By giving it to a company, you just increase the risks of info leakage.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago

    I assume OP actually meant the additional info the government can get from where I authenticate with my goverment ID to a company.

    Hypothecial situation: You wanna buy a sex toy.
    If the goverment does store where and what you buy, they could punish you by withholding services.
    And they might not say why and give a bs excuse or send you on a goose hunt to do more paperwork.
    You can suspect that but probably never proof that it was the case.

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  • [–] 7 points 1 year ago

    As always life is complicated.
    I am talking about my personal situation.

    ^(Do I really need to put a disclaimer to all posts, that mentions all comments are from my own view and might no apply to every situation in every country?)

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  • [–] 10 points 1 year ago

    They wouldn’t see what sites you give the tokens to — unless those sites choose to phone home, for some reason.

    • You log in to the government site
    • You ask for a token to prove your age/gender/whatever
    • You copy the token
    • You go to the age/gender-restricted site
    • You provide the token
    • The restricted site asks the government site how to verify any arbitrary token (but doesn’t mention your specific token)
    • The restricted site verifies the token
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