NEW: breach of Discord age verification data.
Including some users passports & DLs
Age verification is a badly implemented data grab wrapped in a moral panic.
Mark my words, as age verification mandates expand, we'll end up more surveilled and less secure. 1/
Including some users passports & DLs
Age verification is a badly implemented data grab wrapped in a moral panic.
Mark my words, as age verification mandates expand, we'll end up more surveilled and less secure. 1/
October 5, 2025 at 4:51 PM
NEW: breach of Discord age verification data.
Including some users passports & DLs
Age verification is a badly implemented data grab wrapped in a moral panic.
Mark my words, as age verification mandates expand, we'll end up more surveilled and less secure. 1/
Including some users passports & DLs
Age verification is a badly implemented data grab wrapped in a moral panic.
Mark my words, as age verification mandates expand, we'll end up more surveilled and less secure. 1/
At first the Discord hack didn’t seem that bad because it was initially the third party help desk.
But then you find out they had got there age verification data. Come to find out they got 1.5 TB of government id and age verification data. This is going to become a case against age verification.
But then you find out they had got there age verification data. Come to find out they got 1.5 TB of government id and age verification data. This is going to become a case against age verification.
October 8, 2025 at 2:47 PM
At first the Discord hack didn’t seem that bad because it was initially the third party help desk.
But then you find out they had got there age verification data. Come to find out they got 1.5 TB of government id and age verification data. This is going to become a case against age verification.
But then you find out they had got there age verification data. Come to find out they got 1.5 TB of government id and age verification data. This is going to become a case against age verification.
🚨🚨 1 BILLION identity records exposed in ID verification data leak, INCLUDING +203 MILLION American records.
Governments forcing ID verification to access lawful speech creates data honeypots, vulnerabilities cybersecurity experts have repeatedly warned against.
The threat is NOT hypothetical.
Governments forcing ID verification to access lawful speech creates data honeypots, vulnerabilities cybersecurity experts have repeatedly warned against.
The threat is NOT hypothetical.
March 18, 2026 at 6:32 PM
🚨🚨 1 BILLION identity records exposed in ID verification data leak, INCLUDING +203 MILLION American records.
Governments forcing ID verification to access lawful speech creates data honeypots, vulnerabilities cybersecurity experts have repeatedly warned against.
The threat is NOT hypothetical.
Governments forcing ID verification to access lawful speech creates data honeypots, vulnerabilities cybersecurity experts have repeatedly warned against.
The threat is NOT hypothetical.
The balls Discord has to introduce an age verification update after they already had a major data breach back in October.
February 9, 2026 at 4:08 PM
The balls Discord has to introduce an age verification update after they already had a major data breach back in October.
I cannot stress enough to any other Australians to please avoid KWS verification like the plague.
I was checking through what bluesky's verification was and just immediately with this.
If you don't know, KWS had a data breech and it was confirmed user data was stolen that was supposed to be deleted
I was checking through what bluesky's verification was and just immediately with this.
If you don't know, KWS had a data breech and it was confirmed user data was stolen that was supposed to be deleted
December 10, 2025 at 12:55 AM
I cannot stress enough to any other Australians to please avoid KWS verification like the plague.
I was checking through what bluesky's verification was and just immediately with this.
If you don't know, KWS had a data breech and it was confirmed user data was stolen that was supposed to be deleted
I was checking through what bluesky's verification was and just immediately with this.
If you don't know, KWS had a data breech and it was confirmed user data was stolen that was supposed to be deleted
age verification is identity verification. this is an identity verification bill. do you want to make everyone verify their identity to the state right now? does that seem prudent? that's going to keep people safe?
the only safe data is the kind you don't collect
the only safe data is the kind you don't collect
Social media companies have shown us they won't step up, so Illinois is stepping in.
It's time to pass the Children's Social Media Safety Act.
It's time to pass the Children's Social Media Safety Act.
March 31, 2026 at 1:48 AM
age verification is identity verification. this is an identity verification bill. do you want to make everyone verify their identity to the state right now? does that seem prudent? that's going to keep people safe?
the only safe data is the kind you don't collect
the only safe data is the kind you don't collect
User verification data can be leaked you say?
Massive and critical data leak of Tea app exposes 72,000 user verification images including driver's licenses, selfies, and ratings/comments about men. The exposed database lacked basic authentication making the database of private data effectively publicly accessible
July 26, 2025 at 5:25 PM
User verification data can be leaked you say?
‼️🚨 BREAKING: Kash Patel's apparel website is reportedly hosting ClickFix malware, according to multiple visitors.
A fake Cloudflare verification page is tricking users into pasting "verification" commands that execute an infostealer targeting Keychain, browser data, tokens, and crypto wallets.
A fake Cloudflare verification page is tricking users into pasting "verification" commands that execute an infostealer targeting Keychain, browser data, tokens, and crypto wallets.
May 21, 2026 at 7:18 PM
‼️🚨 BREAKING: Kash Patel's apparel website is reportedly hosting ClickFix malware, according to multiple visitors.
A fake Cloudflare verification page is tricking users into pasting "verification" commands that execute an infostealer targeting Keychain, browser data, tokens, and crypto wallets.
A fake Cloudflare verification page is tricking users into pasting "verification" commands that execute an infostealer targeting Keychain, browser data, tokens, and crypto wallets.
I'm gonna need news outlets to stop reporting that people are "fleeing from age verification" on platforms like Discord.
That's not what is happening. "Age verification" isn't the problem. The demand for surveillance is. The data scraping is.
Kindly stop spreading their false narrative.
That's not what is happening. "Age verification" isn't the problem. The demand for surveillance is. The data scraping is.
Kindly stop spreading their false narrative.
February 20, 2026 at 2:47 AM
I'm gonna need news outlets to stop reporting that people are "fleeing from age verification" on platforms like Discord.
That's not what is happening. "Age verification" isn't the problem. The demand for surveillance is. The data scraping is.
Kindly stop spreading their false narrative.
That's not what is happening. "Age verification" isn't the problem. The demand for surveillance is. The data scraping is.
Kindly stop spreading their false narrative.
Steam and Xbox accounts created over 18 years ago still require age verification. More proof that this is about data collection, not “protecting children”
September 2, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Steam and Xbox accounts created over 18 years ago still require age verification. More proof that this is about data collection, not “protecting children”
do not upload your photo to any ID verification service to BROWSE THE INTERNET i am being so serious id much rather buy a vpn. learn how to pirate. this data is so obviously going to be used in nefarious ways
July 30, 2025 at 9:20 PM
do not upload your photo to any ID verification service to BROWSE THE INTERNET i am being so serious id much rather buy a vpn. learn how to pirate. this data is so obviously going to be used in nefarious ways
TL;DR: We've identified more than 100 cases of apparent manipulation in Thermo Fisher Scientific's antibody verification data.
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How much of Thermo Fisher’s antibody data has been manipulated?
We’ve documented more than 100 instances of apparent data manipulation in Thermo’s catalog
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May 28, 2026 at 5:48 PM
TL;DR: We've identified more than 100 cases of apparent manipulation in Thermo Fisher Scientific's antibody verification data.
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Spent the last hour looking, found ten more apparently manipulated Western blots in Thermo Fisher's antibody verification data (across eight different catalogued products). Thread below.
www.thermofisher.com/antibody/pro...
Spent the last hour looking, found ten more apparently manipulated Western blots in Thermo Fisher's antibody verification data (across eight different catalogued products). Thread below.
www.thermofisher.com/antibody/pro...
May 21, 2026 at 10:19 PM
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Spent the last hour looking, found ten more apparently manipulated Western blots in Thermo Fisher's antibody verification data (across eight different catalogued products). Thread below.
www.thermofisher.com/antibody/pro...
Spent the last hour looking, found ten more apparently manipulated Western blots in Thermo Fisher's antibody verification data (across eight different catalogued products). Thread below.
www.thermofisher.com/antibody/pro...
“We believe [these age verification laws] burden adults’ rights to access lawful speech, that they can destroy people’s ability to be anonymous online, and that they are privacy and data security disasters waiting to happen,” EFF’s @aaronmackey.bsky.social told @penncapital-star.com.
Pa.'s latest online age verification bill would restrict access to adult content • Pennsylvania Capital-Star
Experts warn that, while such measures may be intended to protect children, they can ultimately wind up burdening adults, posing data privacy concerns, and restricting access to First Amendment-protec...
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September 29, 2026 at 12:01 AM
“We believe [these age verification laws] burden adults’ rights to access lawful speech, that they can destroy people’s ability to be anonymous online, and that they are privacy and data security disasters waiting to happen,” EFF’s @aaronmackey.bsky.social told @penncapital-star.com.
It’s hilarious how the only thing that’s bipartisan anymore is tech industry data farming.
Destroying communities for data centers, data collecting and surveillance via age verification, shoving AI in children’s faces: all fast tracked.
Destroying communities for data centers, data collecting and surveillance via age verification, shoving AI in children’s faces: all fast tracked.
AI is reshaping industries and our economy, and it’s crucial that young people and our workforce are equipped to succeed in this landscape.
Proud to introduce a bipartisan bill with Sen. Rounds to ensure students and educators have the resources they need to harness the power of AI.
Proud to introduce a bipartisan bill with Sen. Rounds to ensure students and educators have the resources they need to harness the power of AI.
May 4, 2026 at 12:04 PM
It’s hilarious how the only thing that’s bipartisan anymore is tech industry data farming.
Destroying communities for data centers, data collecting and surveillance via age verification, shoving AI in children’s faces: all fast tracked.
Destroying communities for data centers, data collecting and surveillance via age verification, shoving AI in children’s faces: all fast tracked.
It doesn't matter which company you use for adult verification. It's still about data collection and invasion of privacy, not protecting children.
Discord has ended its partnership with Persona following community pushback, according to Fortune.
February 25, 2026 at 12:15 AM
It doesn't matter which company you use for adult verification. It's still about data collection and invasion of privacy, not protecting children.
This data breach looks like it was an identity verification service idscan[.]net. They provided services to hertz car rental, various hotels, dispensaries, and retail stores.
September 2, 2026 at 2:45 AM
This data breach looks like it was an identity verification service idscan[.]net. They provided services to hertz car rental, various hotels, dispensaries, and retail stores.
"We won't store the data used to verify you once verification is completed" Oh really
October 9, 2025 at 9:32 PM
"We won't store the data used to verify you once verification is completed" Oh really
BREAKING: A catastrophic breach has impacted Discord user data including selfies and identity documents uploaded as part of the app’s verification process, email addresses, phone numbers, approximately where the user lives, and much more.
🔗 www.404media.co/the-discord-...
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The Discord Hack is Every Users’ Worst Nightmare
A hack impacting Discord’s age verification process shows in stark terms the risk of tech companies collecting users’ ID documents. Now the hackers are posting peoples’ IDs and other sensitive informa...
www.404media.co
October 9, 2025 at 3:35 PM
BREAKING: A catastrophic breach has impacted Discord user data including selfies and identity documents uploaded as part of the app’s verification process, email addresses, phone numbers, approximately where the user lives, and much more.
🔗 www.404media.co/the-discord-...
🔗 www.404media.co/the-discord-...
This is exactly right.
Age verification / online ID check legislation literally forces companies to collect MORE data on children (and everyone else) not less.
We desperately need privacy, antitrust, and algorithmic justice legislation.
Not censorship bills like KOSA and expanded surveillance.
Age verification / online ID check legislation literally forces companies to collect MORE data on children (and everyone else) not less.
We desperately need privacy, antitrust, and algorithmic justice legislation.
Not censorship bills like KOSA and expanded surveillance.
Republicans are using kids as a smokescreen for what Big Tech lobbyists want: a national surveillance program to harvest our data with zero protections for people and their privacy.
We must fight this dangerous expansion of surveillance technology.
We must fight this dangerous expansion of surveillance technology.
March 6, 2026 at 6:49 PM
This is exactly right.
Age verification / online ID check legislation literally forces companies to collect MORE data on children (and everyone else) not less.
We desperately need privacy, antitrust, and algorithmic justice legislation.
Not censorship bills like KOSA and expanded surveillance.
Age verification / online ID check legislation literally forces companies to collect MORE data on children (and everyone else) not less.
We desperately need privacy, antitrust, and algorithmic justice legislation.
Not censorship bills like KOSA and expanded surveillance.
Age-verification provider Yoti has been fined over $1M for unlawful processing of biometric data and excessive data retention.
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Spain fines Yoti €950,000 over biometric data and consent failures
Spain's AEPD fined Yoti Ltd €950,000 for three GDPR violations involving biometric data, invalid consent, and excessive data retention in its age verification app.
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March 11, 2026 at 6:52 PM
Age-verification provider Yoti has been fined over $1M for unlawful processing of biometric data and excessive data retention.
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Don’t call it age verification. Call it centralised personal data collection. And understand that it serves surveillance, not safety for children.
May 17, 2026 at 2:20 PM
Don’t call it age verification. Call it centralised personal data collection. And understand that it serves surveillance, not safety for children.
The hyper-partisan tech baron who stole your data from FB is doing whaaaaat with an identity verification scam now? Shocking. 🙄
AM I SUPPOSED TO BE SUPRISED? IS THERE ANYONE OUT THERE WITH HALF A FUNCTIONING BRAINCELL AND A PULSE THAT'S SUPRISED??
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Discord cuts ties with Peter Thiel-backed verification software after its code was found tied to US surveillance efforts | Fortune
Discord cut ties with its age-verification partner after exposed code fueled federal-reporting concerns, months after a breach hit 70,000 users.
fortune.com
February 25, 2026 at 1:07 PM
The hyper-partisan tech baron who stole your data from FB is doing whaaaaat with an identity verification scam now? Shocking. 🙄
Today’s @404media.co story detailing the exposure of administrative credentials to a major social media age verification platform, potentially allowing hackers to access sensitive data such as driver’s license images, is just more evidence that age verification bills like KOSA are dangerous.
ID Verification Service for TikTok, Uber, X Exposed Driver Licenses
As social networks and porn sites move towards a verified identity model, the actions of one cybersecurity researcher show that ID verification services themselves could get hacked too.
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June 26, 2024 at 4:24 PM
Today’s @404media.co story detailing the exposure of administrative credentials to a major social media age verification platform, potentially allowing hackers to access sensitive data such as driver’s license images, is just more evidence that age verification bills like KOSA are dangerous.
We maintain that there's no way to implement age verification without compromising sensitive data. Those who choose to opt out of this get a censored experience.
A reminder: the leaders pushing for age verification broadly aren't doing so for child safety. Their aim is information control.
A reminder: the leaders pushing for age verification broadly aren't doing so for child safety. Their aim is information control.
September 9, 2026 at 8:21 PM
We maintain that there's no way to implement age verification without compromising sensitive data. Those who choose to opt out of this get a censored experience.
A reminder: the leaders pushing for age verification broadly aren't doing so for child safety. Their aim is information control.
A reminder: the leaders pushing for age verification broadly aren't doing so for child safety. Their aim is information control.