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[–] kbal@fedia.io 152 points 1 day ago (2 children)

The new platform, W, will require identification and photo validation to ensure that its users are both humans and who they claim to be

Kind of them to get that out of the way in the first sentence. No further reading required.

[–] ThePantser@sh.itjust.works 39 points 1 day ago (6 children)

Lol, why not blood samples? IDs and photos can be faked by AI but not blood...yet.

[–] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 17 points 1 day ago

Lol, why not blood samples?

Could just mail in a stool sample.

[–] Cocodapuf@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

Honestly, I prefer this.

I can stand behind my words.

[–] HexadecimalSky@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

What was that movie with the gentic id stuff, gattaca? Yeah, shouldn't give them too many "good" ideas....

[–] SeductiveTortoise@piefed.social 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I refuse to use anything that doesn't allow authentication via bunghole print. It's just more convenient.

[–] bss03@infosec.pub 2 points 20 hours ago

A SmartPipe^tm^ subscriber in the wild?

[–] atro_city@fedia.io 1 points 1 day ago

You're wishing a glorious doom upon us, my friend.

[–] victorz@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago

Ah man, I almost got excited for a second...