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Years and years ago, Facebook asked me for a picture of my passport when I was trying to recover my password. Obviously, I said, "No". I eventually found the
by beloch 1y ago
Years and years ago, Facebook asked me for a picture of my passport when I was trying to recover my password. Obviously, I said, "No". I eventually found the password, but I stopped using Facebook shortly afterwards anyways.
The Internet used to be a domain of handles and alter-egos. Anonymity was cherished because it protected us from (then) mostly imaginary evils. Now that those evils exist, are legion, and are being traded on NASDAQ, we are teaching children to surrender their anonymity and live without masks in a digital panopticon.
We need to revive old-school handles for children and teach them the value of anonymity.
- m463 1y agoI can't tell you how many companies have sent me letters in the mail about data breaches leaking my personal informaiton.
- p0w3n3d 1y agoTraded on Nasdaq - you mean which companies? NSO Group ? Those people will get on your phone even without you sharing your photos
- olyjohn 1y agoIf you're asking which company specifically, you missed the point.
- mahkeiro 1y agoToday facebook asks for a 3D scan of your face to create an account… no way!
- chistev 1y agoWhat's their reason?
- Gigachad 1y agoPreventing fake accounts and ban evasion presumably. Considering the only use case for Facebook these days is Marketplace, I’m not entirely against them cracking down on scammers.
- galaxy_gas 1y agoFacebook Dating for old people is a new service