Discord's age-check tool Persona left wide open to the web

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In short, the software “flags you as a ‘suspicious entity’ based on your face alone,” the researchers write. An act that may prove dangerous, as Persona’s software has reportedly made significant mistakes when attempting to estimate the age of users in the past. When paired with AML reporting, such suspicious analysis can quickly lead to the unjust termination of bank accounts. And that seems to be exactly what Persona was built to do.

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Hackers Expose Age-Verification Software Powering Surveillance Web



Looking for a workaround to the age-verification software Discord relies on is what three hacktivists set out to do. Exposed to the open internet is where its frontend turned out to be instead.

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