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nemomarxtoday at 2:22 AM2 repliesview on HN

Age verification is "scan your government ID or give us a detailed video of your face from various angles, open and close your mouth" etc. Not sure which is better to give out in a breach


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heavyset_gotoday at 2:33 AM

It's enough data that, combined with photos and videos from social media, could allow for more convincing deepfakes of your average person.

It's also enough data to improve surveillance and facial recognition systems, allowing them to identify you more easily.

encrypted_birdtoday at 2:40 AM

I think it's less a case of which is better and more of which is less bad...