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

submitted 2 months 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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[-] timewarp@lemmy.world 15 points 2 months ago

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 13 points 2 months ago

lol 20 years ago this would be considered an absolute scam

[-] frunch@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

Now it's an "exciting business opportunity"

[-] Avicenna@programming.dev 8 points 2 months 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.

[-] refalo@programming.dev 2 points 2 months ago

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

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[-] Hund@feddit.nu 1 points 2 months ago

So this is not written in anger. It's written in the particular disappointment you feel when something you trusted changes the terms without asking.

With all due respect, but how naive can a person be? Who have ever trusted LinkedIn for a single second?

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