“I wanted the blue checkmark on LinkedIn.

[ivovanwilligen@mastodon.social]

“I wanted the blue checkmark on LinkedIn. The one that says “this person is real.” In a sea of fake recruiters, bot accounts, and AI-generated headshots, it seemed like a smart thing to do.

So I tapped “verify.” I scanned my passport. I took a selfie. Three minutes later — done. Badge acquired. I felt a tiny dopamine hit of legitimacy.

Then I did what apparently nobody does. I went and read the privacy policy and terms of service.

Not LinkedIn’s. The other company’s”

https://thelocalstack.eu/posts/linkedin-identity-verification-privacy/

[tarheel@theatl.social]

@Ivovanwilligen I'm speechless.

Thank you for going to what was obviously a great deal of trouble to warn us all.

[superflippy@mastodon.xyz]

@Ivovanwilligen Thanks for doing this research.

[colorblindcowboy@mastodon.art]

@Ivovanwilligen Is this the Clear thing? I saw what they wanted and thought, “no thanks.”

[everydaymoggie@sfba.social]

Wouldn't it make more sense to read those before uploading your personal documents?

@Ivovanwilligen

[faithinbones@mastodon.social]

@Ivovanwilligen my company gives their employees security classes twice a year and one of the first things they teach you is to not share personal data with anyone since you can't control who ultimately uses it. I'm sorry you're going through this. That's quite nerve wracking and LinkedIn should be held accountable

[theriac@plasmatrap.com]

@Ivovanwilligen@mastodon.social
As an individual that bails on a website that insists I don't connect anonymously, I really have a hard time understanding the compliance here. Set up a web site if you want to establish an online presence.

[harriettmb@toot.wales]

@Ivovanwilligen The only thing you didn’t mention is the owner/operator of Persona - one PETER THIEL

[noodlemaz@mstdn.games]

@EverydayMoggie @Ivovanwilligen why be like this? They made something useful. Who do you know who ever reads the Ts&Cs? If you do, you're in a small minority. Maybe uplift instead of coming down on people for everything.

[noodlemaz@mstdn.games]

@Theriac that works for you, it doesn't work for everyone. Don't be like this.

[theriac@plasmatrap.com]

@noodlemaz@mstdn.games
With respect, I made it work for me.

It's clear all corporate social media see biometrics as another commodity they can sell, and they got there by people sighing and accepting them commodifying user data.

Pointing out people shouldn't just shrug and go along with unreasonable requests, isn't "being like that".

[tansy@wandering.shop]

@Ivovanwilligen holy crap - thanks for pointing this out. Appreciate it and will share!

[melroy@mastodon.melroy.org]

@Ivovanwilligen ow no.. Ow no no no no. It's the same company as Discord and Roblox. Persona is evil.

[donhawkins@mastodon.social]

@Ivovanwilligen @AnnaAnthro I dumped LI when Microslop bought them. Even with 6k+ connections. Haven’t missed LI for a second.

[everydaymoggie@sfba.social]

In fact, I do read all the details before signing up for anything. Everybody should, especially now, because the stakes are a lot higher than they used to be.

@noodlemaz @Ivovanwilligen

[simonzerafa@infosec.exchange]

@Ivovanwilligen

Oh shit 😣🤦‍♂️

Persona 😥😵‍💫

[mwop@phpc.social]

@Ivovanwilligen I'd considered doing verification there, but when I saw the requirement of the passport scan, I decided there was no way in hell I'd proceed - the possibility of identity theft with third parties processing the data just seemed too high. Your digging validates that see decision. Yikes!

[tsadiq@rivals.space]

@Ivovanwilligen i lost access to my account a while ago when someones which was not me tried to login too many times with a wrong password. If i want my account back, i must go through this process to prove that i'm the actual owner of the account 🙃

Good thing i haven't been looking for customers lately, but it makes me wonder what will happen when i need to 🫣

[lukeharby@infosec.exchange]

@Ivovanwilligen The slow but complete erosion of privacy.

[kimsj@mastodon.social]

@EverydayMoggie @noodlemaz @Ivovanwilligen
The problem is, for most people they need the service they are registering with (or at least think they do). Not signing is not an option, so what’s the point of reading the small print?
For example, I want the security updates on my iPhone. I have to click ‘accept’ to get them. The alternative is effectively to brick my phone.
It’s a scandal, and law makers the world over are not getting a grip.