#idenfy identity verification service product page does not concern itself with privacy issues like retention of identity verification data:
https://www.idenfy.com/identity-verification-service
However, they do mention that by default data is only retained for the duration of identity verification:
https://idenfy-ivs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/SC/pages/1454473222/Data+Retention
The water is muddied by the fact that Idenfy customers (e.g. #hetzner) can apparently define their own data retention policies.
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To make matters worse #idenfy stores data in AWS datacenters in Ireland, see section 5 in
https://www.idenfy.com/privacy-policy/
This makes it quite convenient for the U.S. administration to access the data if it wants to.
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#idenfy has offices in the U.S. and UK as well:
https://www.idenfy.com/contact-us/
The former is problematic, because it forces IDenfy to comply with the Cloud Act:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CLOUD_Act
In practice the Unites States administration can access any data on IDenfy servers.
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According to LinkedIn Idenfy is a Lithuanian company with headquarters in Kaunas:
https://www.linkedin.com/company/idenfy/
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iDenfy | 8,416 followers on LinkedIn. Powerful, All-In-One Identity Verification, Fraud Prevention and Compliance Platform. | iDenfy is a leading all-in-one identity verification and fraud prevention platform, helping businesses automate KYC/KYB/AML compliance. With the power of AI, selfie biometrics, and a highly trained in-house team, we ensure the highest accuracy rates along with a simple onboarding journey. Integrate our compliance solutions and streamline fraud investigations without heavy coding.
Today I tried to register a #hetzner account for Gecos Analytics. All went fine, except that "an automated system" determined that an additional verification step was required. That additional verification step would have involved scanning my passport (bad) and scanning my face (also bad) and sending them them to an external service provider, #idenfy.
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I'm trying to move the rest that already isn't to #European alternatives, namely #Hetzner which has good storage options - has someone gone through the rabbit hole of needing to "verify" oneself via #iDenfy - a company with offices in Lithuania, UK, and ... US.
Is everything now about leaking all personal information to billion person databases that then get leaked to public, or how does this go?
Has someone gotten through customer support for example to bypass the restriction?
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