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[–] 159 points 9 months ago

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.

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  • [–] 84 points 9 months ago (9 children)

    So if you provided your picture for verification, they now can easily track you with their network of flock cameras?

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  • [–] 83 points 9 months ago (5 children)

    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.

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  • [–] 18 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    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.

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  • [–] 3 points 8 months ago

    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.

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  • [–] 2 points 9 months ago (2 children)

    My aunt definitely doesn't know how to do that. So I'm safe

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  • [–] 2 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    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.

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  • [–] 3 points 8 months ago

    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.

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  • [–] 4 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    Brah... They can already track you down to the last time you farted.

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  • [–] 78 points 9 months ago (3 children)

    To fucking late assholes already deleted my Discord and not going back.

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  • [–] 62 points 9 months ago

    tl;dr

    Discord told Kotaku its work with Persona was part of a “limited test” which has since been concluded.

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  • [–] 43 points 9 months ago

    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!"

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  • [–] 41 points 9 months ago

    Yeah because they totally didn't know before.

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  • [–] 17 points 8 months ago* (2 children)

    It doesn't say in this article that they distance themselves from Palantir though?

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    [–] 37 points 9 months ago (3 children)

    tl;dr "Discord told Kotaku its work with Persona was part of a “limited test” which has since been concluded."

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  • [–] 27 points 9 months ago (2 children)

    . They will still use palantir. This is a pr maneuver

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  • [–] 7 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    The cost benefit ratio of straight up lying in PR statements and privacy policies has become such that they're less than worthless to readers

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  • [–] 31 points 9 months ago

    Discord needs to distance itself from age verification itself.

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  • [–] 26 points 9 months ago

    "Distances" isn't the same as "severing ties from".

    Cancel the contract, you fucks!

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  • [–] 23 points 9 months ago

    That it happened pnce is enough to never trust them again

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  • [–] 15 points 9 months ago* (4 children)

    I don’t know how all these tech companies keep making obviously stupid and immoral decisions like this.

    “We need someone to process our emails.”

    “Oh well we have two options. This one costs a hundredth of a cent less per email, but they also run their machines on the blood of children and they ritualistically sacrifice minorities as part of their business model.”

    “You said a hundredth of a cent? Perfect!”

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  • [–] 5 points 9 months ago (3 children)

    I think you answered your own question. To expect them to do anything other than what will increase their wealth is naïve. Anything that seemed like a "moral" thing that they did in the past simply happened to be more convenient.

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  • [–] 2 points 9 months ago (2 children)

    Yeah, I suppose so. It just sucks that it seems like every single company is run by a monster.

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  • [–] 12 points 9 months ago

    Oh sure... I wonder what other Palantir front they will do business next.

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  • [–] 4 points 9 months ago

    I’m glad I clicked off a service that required Persona verification.

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  • [–] 6 points 9 months ago

    Still worth migrating away since they've gone public a bunch of villains sit on the board who'll look to profit off your data.

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    [–] 5 points 9 months ago

    Discord suggested users who encountered prompts from Persona are part of “an experiment” and that the information will only be stored for seven days.

    Lol. Sure.

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