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Reddit in talks to embrace Sam Altman’s iris-scanning Orb to verify users (www.semafor.com)

submitted 1 year ago by return2ozma@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] GooseFinger@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago (3 children)

You severely overestimate how much the average person cares about their own privacy.

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[–] realitista@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago (2 children)

Even so, are they going to acquire, set up, and use an iris scanner just to remain anonymous on Reddit?

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[–] prettybunnys@sh.itjust.works 1 point 1 year ago (1 child)

It’ll be in yer phone

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[–] realitista@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Probably someday, but the article is describing a dedicated orb device that does this.

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