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the watchers: how openai, the US government, and persona built an identity surveillance machine that files reports on you to the feds
A leak of 53MB of source code from a government endpoint reveals an identity surveillance system built by OpenAI, the US government, and Persona, the company verifying ChatGPT accounts. The system incorporates 269 verification checks, biometric face databases, and SAR filings to FinCEN.
Discord distances itself from Persona age verification after user backlash
Discord has stopped testing Persona age verification in the UK after user concerns about privacy. The company removed references to the program from its website, signaling a retreat from the project.
Good news, UK Discord users, we're part of a Peter Thiel-linked data collection "experiment"
Discord has confirmed it's collaborating with Persona, an identity verification company backed by a fund directed by Peter Thiel, chairman of Palantir. This collaboration involves data collection from UK Discord users, raising privacy concerns due to Thiel's controversial data practices.