SinningStromgald comments on Discord cuts ties with Peter Thiel-backed verification software after its code was found tied to US surveillance efforts

submitted 6 months ago by Blaze@piefed.zip to c/privacy@programming.dev

Discord cut ties with its age-verification partner after exposed code fueled federal-reporting concerns, months after a breach hit 70,000 users.

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[–] SinningStromgald@lemmy.world 14 points 6 months ago (1 child)

Doesn't matter Discord. I deleted my account and the app. Not coming back no matter what.

[–] msokiovt@lemmy.today 0 points 6 months ago

My producer already ditched it in 2020, seeing the writing on the wall. I never got a Discord account, and this was partly the reason why.

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