Steve West
@steviferous.bsky.social
Occasionally here to see folks I used to follow on twitter, but my real home is the Fediverse. Find me on Mastodon dot Scot.
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Please don’t add me to follow lists.
Edinburgh, Scotland.
he/him
#Cooperatives
#NotMyKing
#ClimateEmergency
#StopGazaGenocide
So the Discord hack is the latest. People forced to upload their ID to a private company in order to use its service get hacked. Again.
Thanks again to the stupid UK #OnlineSafetyAct
www.404media.co/the-discord-...
Thanks again to the stupid UK #OnlineSafetyAct
www.404media.co/the-discord-...
The Discord Hack is Every User’s Worst Nightmare
A hack impacting Discord’s age verification process shows in stark terms the risk of tech companies collecting users’ ID documents. Now the hackers are posting peoples’ IDs and other sensitive informa...
www.404media.co
October 11, 2025 at 1:49 PM
So the Discord hack is the latest. People forced to upload their ID to a private company in order to use its service get hacked. Again.
Thanks again to the stupid UK #OnlineSafetyAct
www.404media.co/the-discord-...
Thanks again to the stupid UK #OnlineSafetyAct
www.404media.co/the-discord-...
You should only provide government issued ID when it's for something critical, such as:
* Getting a passport
* Obtaining a citizenship card
* Acquiring a driving license
* Opening bank accounts
Any other request for your ID by any app will likely lead to it being leaked or sold.
* Getting a passport
* Obtaining a citizenship card
* Acquiring a driving license
* Opening bank accounts
Any other request for your ID by any app will likely lead to it being leaked or sold.
July 29, 2025 at 8:02 PM
You should only provide government issued ID when it's for something critical, such as:
* Getting a passport
* Obtaining a citizenship card
* Acquiring a driving license
* Opening bank accounts
Any other request for your ID by any app will likely lead to it being leaked or sold.
* Getting a passport
* Obtaining a citizenship card
* Acquiring a driving license
* Opening bank accounts
Any other request for your ID by any app will likely lead to it being leaked or sold.