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Maybe I should use this instead of Threads. I had an account there, 'deepsleepcountsheep' and then it randomly got banned/turned off and it keeps asking me to p

Maybe I should use this instead of Threads. I had an account there, 'deepsleepcountsheep' and then it randomly got banned/turned off and it keeps asking me to prove my identify. I submitted my state drivers license but apparently they can't use that? Insane honestly, not really sure what triggered it, maybe the icloud private relay? Anyways, I think I'll try either this or mastodon.

bhhaskin 2y ago
Mastodon is the way, and it federates with Threads.
- renewedrebecca 2y ago
  Only if you're on the right (or wrong) server.
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  - fsflover 2y ago
    Which is your own choice.
guessmyname 2y ago
> I submitted my state drivers license […] Wait what? Why did you willingly give Facebook a copy of your driver license?! That makes no sense at all. There is absolutely no social account in existence that is so important to follow Facebook’s requirements (or any other social network for what is worth). No the president’s account, not the vice-president, not the bishop of Rome, no one’s account is that important to hand over your private information.
- perihelions 2y ago
  - "No the president’s account, not the vice-president, not the bishop of Rome, no one’s account is that important" What about your friends'?
- bbor 2y ago
  Why not? Who cares if Facebook has my drivers license number? Unless they plan on using the new Georgia voter deregistration site, it doesn’t seem very sensitive. Or are you worried about the address part?
  - guessmyname 2y ago
    Let me answer your question with another question: would you feel comfortable sending a picture of both sides of your driver’s license to my email address? If you say “no”, please share the reasons here, maybe they are the answer to your own question.
    - bbor 2y ago
      I trust facebook not to scam me (..?) much more than I trust a random stranger. As someone who worked in big tech, my takeaway was that they’re absurdly worried about data privacy and security when it comes to PII and such. They’re evil, of course, but not because they’re opening credit cards in the name of their users… Tho tbh maybe they could sell the resulting info? I guess? Address isn’t exactly top-secret info and I give it out all the time to worse companies than Facebook, but still, they could (and probably would!) sell it for a few fractions of a cent to some big data conglomerate.
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  - nitwit005 2y ago
    Facebook's staff can always try to commit identity theft if you provide them all the identity information needed to do it
    - arcticbull 2y ago
      Access to any of this kind of information at a big tech company is logged and scrutinized like you wouldn't believe. You will be nuked from orbit before you can exfil even a single DL pic. There's a reason you don't hear stories like "Facebook employee stole my drivers license!" -- despite the media salivating for the opportunity.

bhhaskin 2y ago

Mastodon is the way, and it federates with Threads.

renewedrebecca 2y ago
Only if you're on the right (or wrong) server.
- deleted 2y ago
  [deleted]
- fsflover 2y ago
  Which is your own choice.

guessmyname 2y ago

> I submitted my state drivers license […] Wait what? Why did you willingly give Facebook a copy of your driver license?! That makes no sense at all. There is absolutely no social account in existence that is so important to follow Facebook’s requirements (or any other social network for what is worth). No the president’s account, not the vice-president, not the bishop of Rome, no one’s account is that important to hand over your private information.

perihelions 2y ago
- "No the president’s account, not the vice-president, not the bishop of Rome, no one’s account is that important" What about your friends'?
bbor 2y ago
Why not? Who cares if Facebook has my drivers license number? Unless they plan on using the new Georgia voter deregistration site, it doesn’t seem very sensitive. Or are you worried about the address part?
- guessmyname 2y ago
  Let me answer your question with another question: would you feel comfortable sending a picture of both sides of your driver’s license to my email address? If you say “no”, please share the reasons here, maybe they are the answer to your own question.
  - bbor 2y ago
    I trust facebook not to scam me (..?) much more than I trust a random stranger. As someone who worked in big tech, my takeaway was that they’re absurdly worried about data privacy and security when it comes to PII and such. They’re evil, of course, but not because they’re opening credit cards in the name of their users… Tho tbh maybe they could sell the resulting info? I guess? Address isn’t exactly top-secret info and I give it out all the time to worse companies than Facebook, but still, they could (and probably would!) sell it for a few fractions of a cent to some big data conglomerate.
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- nitwit005 2y ago
  Facebook's staff can always try to commit identity theft if you provide them all the identity information needed to do it
  - arcticbull 2y ago
    Access to any of this kind of information at a big tech company is logged and scrutinized like you wouldn't believe. You will be nuked from orbit before you can exfil even a single DL pic. There's a reason you don't hear stories like "Facebook employee stole my drivers license!" -- despite the media salivating for the opportunity.