pajOwO Aug 6, 2025

i'm surprised to have seen no discussion so far about the fact that all european banks will start massively leaking trans peoples deadnames in october. so let's change that! (đŸ§µ thread with more information)

image source: https://www.europeanpaymentscouncil.eu/sites/default/files/kb/file/2024-10/EPC218-23%20v1.0%202024%20Verification%20Of%20Payee%20Scheme%20Rulebook_0.pdf

Show thread210561 ✨ [Q]Aug 6, 2025
@pajowu this toot is so misleading as to be misinformation
Show threadERRORSMITH
@q @pajowu It's not.
It would certainly leak mine if I hadn't changed my legal name.
Aug 7, 2025 at 1:27amWeb
Show threadERRORSMITHAug 7, 2025
@q @pajowu This is a major issue.
Initials being the same, for example as a means to maintain two identities while maintaining a front (under the same signature, name signs, etc.), regendering the deadname, are unlikely to be rare.
Show threadtrissc̀ˆhenAug 7, 2025
@fr2 @q @pajowu also even if people would typically choose their real name at random, that’d still be a probability higher than 1:20 of a matching initial with the deadname (due to non-even letter distribution)