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LinkedIn locked me out of my own account. The only way back is through Persona — a third-party service that wants a photo of my passport, a scan of my face, and a recording of my movements (liveness detection: turn your head, follow the dot, so a still photo can't stand in for me). The stated reason: "unusual activity." The real reason, of course, is big tech spearheading a movement toward absolute control over people.

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[–] Avicenna@programming.dev 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

lol 20 years ago this would be considered an absolute scam

[–] frunch@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

Now it's an "exciting business opportunity"