themachinestops@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-21 month 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-square50fedilinkarrow-up1562arrow-down110file-text
arrow-up1552arrow-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-21 month agomessage-square50fedilinkfile-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-up16arrow-down5·edit-21 month 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) edit: I can´t do your tax report if I 1 don´t identify you and 2 I don’t have the social security for which I need to do the report
minus-squareVinstaal0@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoThey generally don´t need it though
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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)
edit: I can´t do your tax report if I 1 don´t identify you and 2 I don’t have the social security for which I need to do the report
also fucking AirBnB
They generally don´t need it though