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[–] makingStuffForFun@lemmy.ml 8 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

We all know that nearly all of us will be ping'd for verification. That'll let em get our ID and add another data point. I say they're throthing at the upcoming data rush.

[–] Zagorath@aussie.zone -3 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

I honestly doubt it. They've got very little to gain from it, and huge risk to reputation if they do it and then get hacked.

[–] makingStuffForFun@lemmy.ml 10 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

They don't care about reputation in any way. It'll be a small fine of a few million and they'll rub their hands for that cheap data.

[–] shads@lemy.lol 5 points 17 hours ago

Yeah, just look at Discord. Not only harvesting data, by sharing it with "trusted partners" I was told the Esafety commissioner can bring legal action to find companies up to $850k per offence for improperly storing Australian citizens data, but I haven't heard anything about hundreds of millions in fines against Discord yet.