return2ozmaReddit in talks to embrace Sam Altman’s iris-scanning Orb to verify users
artifexOn the one hand, I understand the inherent limitations of pseudonymous social media and why a corporation and even end users might benefit from authoritative user identification.
On the other hand, oh hell no.
floopExactly. Reddit isn’t my fucking bank. They don’t need to know who I am.
Your bank doesn’t even need to know who you are.
On a related note, Bank of America, if you’re reading this, my name is floop @lemmy.dbzer0.com, and I would like to withdraw all the money from my account. Nonsequential bills please!
AkasazhWho is floop?
MinnesotaGoddamI am floop!
I’m on to you Spartacus!
We are floop!
The banks are legally required to know who you are. It’s part of AML and anti-terrorist financing laws
It’s called KYC or “know your customer”.
KYC? Isn’t that a sex lube?
ScottWhatcha mean, they obviously need to count the wrinkles on your dirty balloon knot.
Wow who’s your butthole guy?
Wtf is this sorcery your post says “1.” but when I reply its “37.”
huh… maybe because of the period and no space? Markdown thinks it’s a list item?
Let’s see.
FWIW, it looks normal Firefox web and on Jeroba
They don’t even require an email when signing up. At the same time they speed run to biometrics.
What a shit show they’ve become.