themachinestops@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-216 days ago"Tea" app - user database leaked today (incl. drivers license & IDs). Daily reminder not to give your ID to online services [THEY DO NOT PROTECT YOUR INFORMATION]lemmy.dbzer0.comimagemessage-square90linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up11arrow-down1image"Tea" app - user database leaked today (incl. drivers license & IDs). Daily reminder not to give your ID to online services [THEY DO NOT PROTECT YOUR INFORMATION]lemmy.dbzer0.comthemachinestops@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-216 days agomessage-square90linkfedilinkfile-text
Remember the UK new safety law. https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/15/reddit-rolls-out-age-verification-in-the-uk-to-comply-with-new-rules/ https://www.404media.co/women-dating-safety-app-tea-breached-users-ids-posted-to-4chan/
minus-squareVinstaal0@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·15 days agoFriendly reminder that some services do need your ID otherwise they cannot help you or at least they need to very you (accountants, notaries, etc)
minus-squareZomg@piefed.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·15 days agoIirc, it’s so that only women can join the app.
minus-squareDrSteveBrule@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·15 days agoWhich is not a good reason to upload photos of drivers licenses.
minus-squareZomg@piefed.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·15 days agoOh, agreed, it’s just some gatekeeping process for sure.
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Friendly reminder that some services do need your ID otherwise they cannot help you or at least they need to very you (accountants, notaries, etc)
also fucking AirBnB
Iirc, it’s so that only women can join the app.
Which is not a good reason to upload photos of drivers licenses.
Oh, agreed, it’s just some gatekeeping process for sure.