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LinkedIn from Microsoft locked me out — they demand I give my passport and access to my webcam to Persona (auzo.uk)

submitted 1 day ago by cm0002@literature.cafe to c/privacy@programming.dev

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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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[–] refalo@programming.dev 2 points 6 hours ago

The real reason, of course, is big tech spearheading a movement toward absolute control over people.

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[–] timewarp@lemmy.world 13 points 1 day ago (1 children)

But why wouldn't you hand over your passport to a company that sells your data to anyone willing to pay for it?

[–] 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"

[–] Avicenna@programming.dev 7 points 1 day ago

liveness detection? that is too valuable a data to not make it to some government or AI tech company's database. so much metadata too lol. fuck this shit.