DarkUFOAug 16, 2023

Twitter/X new ID Verification - First Look

https://lemmy.world/post/3291604

Twitter/X new ID Verification - First Look - Lemmy.World

Thanks to Popcrave https://twitter.com/popcrave/status/1691852136236327316?s=46&t=lcH0dp9biwkMEBKsRQeVeQ [https://twitter.com/popcrave/status/1691852136236327316?s=46&t=lcH0dp9biwkMEBKsRQeVeQ] Who here is going to put their ID and photo on X/Twitter

Show threadDr. WeskerAug 16, 2023
Twitter aside, if any website or app ever asks this of you, please nope the fuck out.
Show threadsabAug 16, 2023

I guess it only occasionally makes sense for government web sites and banks. X might have ambitions to become a bank, so in that sense it might make sense.

So another piece of advice: if twitter ever asks you if you want to start using it for banking, nope the fuck out.

Show threadDr. WeskerAug 16, 2023
Idk, I’ve got my hands in a lot of financial cookie jars, and I don’t recall ever being asked for something like this. At the very least, not in this manner.
Show threadsab

I know there's a similar-ish process for accessing Spanish social security services online at least, and I believe it's the same for some other services as well.

Then again, Spanish public services are not exactly the gold standard for digitalization.

Aug 16, 2023 at 6:38pmWeb
Show threaddiprount_tomatoAug 16, 2023
Wait are you Spanish too? Those websites look like they’ve been made by a secretary’s cousin that only knew how to copy and paste in the 90s
Show threadsabAug 16, 2023
I just have a few Spanish friends! And from what they're telling me that's probably exactly how these websites were made.
Show threaddiprount_tomatoAug 16, 2023
I mean, most public computers are very old too. Like 20 years old at leat