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Reddit and FaceID Verification (thelemmy.club)
submitted 5 months ago by to c/privacy@lemmy.ml
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Reddit CEO says facial verification may be introduced. Ostensibly to prevent bots.

But we all know how dangerous this can be. But most likely Reddit users will just accept it.

Although they have a great free analogue right under their noses - Lemmy. Which is many times better than its competitor.

I wish more people would discover Lemmy, but that's unlikely.

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[–] 65 points 5 months ago (4 children)

So the entire point of reddit, the anonymity, is to be thrown out the fucking window lmao

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  • [–] 10 points 5 months ago* (2 children)

    Nah, other users won't know who you are.

    But Reddit can sell your information and send police to your house if you joke about Israel.

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  • [–] 12 points 5 months ago

    Nah, other users won’t know who you are.

    Well, at least until the database inevitably leaks

    https://www.pcmag.com/news/reddit-could-soon-require-face-id-to-prove-youre-not-a-bot

    Huffman indicated the platform may use decentralized third-party information providers to verify users’ personal details.

    “Part of the promise to users is we don’t want to know your name," he told the hosts. "But we want to know that you're a person.”

    Sure, "we don't want to know your name, we just have to know it or have to have another party that we have access to/a deal with know it"

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