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octoberfranklinlast Sunday at 7:33 PM2 repliesview on HN

Um, use an app that requires you submit to video facial recognition to make an account?

So that you can then use that account, which is tied to your biometrics, for lawbreaking?

Wut?


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mattwieselast Sunday at 7:45 PM

You don't have to do that? I touched upon it in the first section of the post. All you need is a valid phone number, which you can use throwaway trial SIM cards for.

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Aurornislast Sunday at 7:39 PM

In 2025/2026 it’s not hard to generate fake videos that bypass these security gates.

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