Three hacktivists tried to find a workaround to Discord’s age-verification software. Instead, they found its frontend exposed to the open internet, bundling financial reporting with facial recognition tech.

For the first time, they lay bare what is really behind a software serving age-verification laws – and why such technology is far from harmless.

We spoke with the researchers that exposed the software, who hope that their findings will serve as a wakeup call
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so the age verification software bundles facial recognition with financial reporting.
how exactly does that protect children?

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Posted by rebelrouser

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Member since Feb 2013

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Posted on 2/19/26 at 2:34 pm to Ailsa

LOL at the states make age verification laws. This is what you get.

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Posted by Cosmo

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Posted on 2/19/26 at 2:37 pm to rebelrouser

This is why everyone should have a vpn set to switzerland or something

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Posted by LemmyLives

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Member since Mar 2019

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Posted on 2/19/26 at 2:52 pm to Ailsa

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Computer scientists have long sounded the alarm that a central database of thousands of ID documents will always be a lucrative target for attackers. Just last year, 70,000 ID photos were stolen from Discord and held at ransom.

FedGov (OPM) has already leaked my SSN, everywhere I've ever lived since birth, income history, background check results that include my grades, a list of everywhere I've ever worked, who my family is (whose information was also breached), etc.

These retards get so up in arms about Discord, but don't care about the facial recognition used by AirBNB (or VRBO, I can't remember which I can't use,) Hinge/Bumble, etc.

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