No shit. That's not the point.
The point is that the world's largest privacy abuser can now directly tie all of your online habits to your government issued ID.
The implications here are staggering.
The point is that the world's largest privacy abuser can now directly tie all of your online habits to your government issued ID.
The implications here are staggering.
And guess what Facebook etc. are requiring at login. Phone numbers. For security they claim, yet they send spam messages to the number.
Id be pretty shocked if anybody here had a FB account, under a pseudonym, and they actually believed they were keeping their true identity hidden from FB. If you have an account, they know who you are. Verifying your ID is a due diligence on their part to CYA.
How many people, saying they would never give info over to FB, willingly hand it over to the fintechs like Robinhood?
I think you could have gotten your point across without the rudeness. Talking to people like that creates a toxic environment.
I fully agree that there is no way I'm giving that info to FB. I noped out of running ads with them because they wanted my ID. My privacy is invaded enough by them, no thanks.
Thank you for calling this out. To some, this may seem like over-reaction, but only by calling even minimally rude statements out can we ensure that HN doesn't become Reddit.