themachinestops@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-22 days ago"Tea" app - user database leaked today (incl. drivers license & IDs). Daily reminder not to give your ID to online services [THEY DO NOT PROTECT YOUR INFORMATION]lemmy.dbzer0.comimagemessage-square91fedilinkarrow-up1622arrow-down110file-text
arrow-up1612arrow-down1image"Tea" app - user database leaked today (incl. drivers license & IDs). Daily reminder not to give your ID to online services [THEY DO NOT PROTECT YOUR INFORMATION]lemmy.dbzer0.comthemachinestops@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-22 days agomessage-square91fedilinkfile-text
Remember the UK new safety law. https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/15/reddit-rolls-out-age-verification-in-the-uk-to-comply-with-new-rules/ https://www.404media.co/women-dating-safety-app-tea-breached-users-ids-posted-to-4chan/
minus-squareVinstaal0@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17arrow-down6·edit-23 hours agoFriendly reminder that some services do need your ID otherwise they cannot help you or at least they need to very you (accountants, notaries, etc) edit: I can´t do your tax report if I 1 don´t identify you and 2 I don’t have the social security for which I need to do the report
minus-squareVinstaal0@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 hours agoThey generally don´t need it though
minus-squareZomg@piefed.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·1 day agoIirc, it’s so that only women can join the app.
minus-squareDrSteveBrule@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·1 day agoWhich is not a good reason to upload photos of drivers licenses.
minus-squareZomg@piefed.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 day agoOh, agreed, it’s just some gatekeeping process for sure.
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Friendly reminder that some services do need your ID otherwise they cannot help you or at least they need to very you (accountants, notaries, etc)
edit: I can´t do your tax report if I 1 don´t identify you and 2 I don’t have the social security for which I need to do the report
also fucking AirBnB
They generally don´t need it though
Iirc, it’s so that only women can join the app.
Which is not a good reason to upload photos of drivers licenses.
Oh, agreed, it’s just some gatekeeping process for sure.