Fury over Discord’s Age Checks Explodes After Shady Persona Test in UK

Fury over Discord’s age checks explodes after shady Persona test in UK

Persona confirmed all age-check data from Discord's UK test was deleted.

Discord's Age Verification System Exposed: Privacy Concerns Rise

Discord's new age verification system faces scrutiny after hackers expose parts of its code, raising privacy and security concerns.

Fury Over Discord's Age Checks Explodes After Shady Persona Test In UK

Backlash intensified against Discord's age verification rollout after it briefly disclosed a UK age-verification test involving vendor Persona, contradicting earlier claims about minimal ID storage and transparency. Ars Technica explains: One of the major complaints was that Discord planned to collect more government IDs as part of its global age verification process. It shocked many that Discord would be so bold so soon after a third-party brea…

Security researchers claim Persona, the provider behind Discord's UK age verification 'experiment', performs '269 individual verification checks' on user data, including those for terrorism and espionage

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Age verification vendor Persona left frontend exposed

Behind a basic age check, researchers say Persona’s system runs extensive identity, watchlist, and adverse-media screening. The post Age verification vendor Persona left frontend exposed appeared first on Security Boulevard.