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Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month (www.theverge.com)

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[-] artwork@lemmy.world 54 points 1 day ago

Considering the recent "third-party" data breach cases...

[-] incompetent@programming.dev 7 points 16 hours ago

More info for those unfamiliar:

Update on a Security Incident Involving Third-Party Customer Service Oct. 2025

Of the accounts impacted globally, we have identified approximately 70,000 users that may have had government-ID photos exposed, which our vendor used to review age-related appeals.

this post was submitted on 09 Feb 2026

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