Discord advises UK users they "may be part of an experiment" where Persona may process age-verification data off-device
Discord advises UK users they "may be part of an experiment" where Persona may process age-verification data off-device – Discord announced a phased global rollout beginning in early March requiring age verification (facial age estimation or ID) to access certain settings, channels and sensitive con
Discord advises UK users they "may be part of an experiment" where Persona may process age-verification data off-device
– Discord announced a phased global rollout beginning in early March requiring age verification (facial age estimation or ID) to access certain settings, channels and sensitive content
– Discord originally stated video selfies for facial age estimation "will never leave a user's device" and vendor-submitted IDs are deleted quickly in most cases
– Discord's UK FAQ says some UK users "may be part of an experiment" where submissions are processed by age-assurance vendor Persona
– For users routed to Persona, Discord's FAQ says submitted information "will be temporarily stored for up to 7 days, then deleted" and only photo and date of birth are unblurred
– Some users raised concerns about Persona's investors, including the investment fund of Peter Thiel; the article notes Palantir (linked to Thiel) is used by US federal agencies including ICE and Thiel's name appears in the Epstein files 2000+ times
– In October, a third-party customer service system used by Discord was hacked, compromising some user personal data including government IDs
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– Discord announced a phased global rollout beginning in early March requiring age verification (facial age estimation or ID) to access certain settings, channels and sensitive content
– Discord originally stated video selfies for facial age estimation "will never leave a user's device" and vendor-submitted IDs are deleted quickly in most cases
– Discord's UK FAQ says some UK users "may be part of an experiment" where submissions are processed by age-assurance vendor Persona
– For users routed to Persona, Discord's FAQ says submitted information "will be temporarily stored for up to 7 days, then deleted" and only photo and date of birth are unblurred
– Some users raised concerns about Persona's investors, including the investment fund of Peter Thiel; the article notes Palantir (linked to Thiel) is used by US federal agencies including ICE and Thiel's name appears in the Epstein files 2000+ times
– In October, a third-party customer service system used by Discord was hacked, compromising some user personal data including government IDs
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