johnnie7Feb 25
Robb Knight

⭐ I Verified My LinkedIn Identity. Here's What I Actually Handed Over https://thelocalstack.eu/posts/linkedin-identity-verification-privacy/

"You scanned your European passport for a European professional network, and your data went exclusively to \[17\] North American companies"

I would rather stop using the internet than hand over my passport for verification be it for vanity, age, or anything else.

Read this whole article to see what a shitshow these verification companies are.

∞ https://rknight.me/links/i-verified-my-linkedin-identity-heres-what-i-actually-handed-over/

I Verified My LinkedIn Identity. Here's What I Actually Handed Over.

I wanted a blue badge on LinkedIn. To get it, I gave a US company my passport, my face, and my biometric data. Then I read the fine print.

THE LOCAL STACK
Feb 25 at 8:56amWeb
Show threadJohnny ‘Decimal’ NobleFeb 25

@robb Spain and Italy make a mockery of GDPR laws.

Every Airbnb host you visit needs your ID. Some of them use an online service where you have to upload your passport details. Some of them just ask you to email them a photograph of your passport page!

I just give them fake details now. But the damage is done.

Show threadCeleste Ryder 🐾 🐀🏳️‍🌈Feb 25
@robb my ISP gives me a security warning for the site linked to on your page
Show threadRobb KnightFeb 25
@bougiewonderland On thelocalstack.eu? Not sure what to tell you, it's a legit personal website
Show threadCeleste Ryder 🐾 🐀🏳️‍🌈Feb 25
@robb I don’t know either! It won’t even let me access it!