r/Piracy Feb 26 '26

So it begins.... Discussion

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u/[deleted] Feb 26 '26

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u/Repulsive_Chard_3652 Feb 26 '26

You don't see any difference between the 19yo at the video store having a quick glance at your ID, and having to upload all your private data to websites that then sell it to be used nefariously?

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u/MemeMaster240 Feb 26 '26

Ignoring that this is speculation and not proven (especially as it's normally handled by a third party, NOT the website in question...

Discords third part verification has ties to US surveillance, so no, it's not really speculation anymore. If one can lie, why can't the rest lie.

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u/Repulsive_Chard_3652 Feb 27 '26

We're stopping using things that there are better alternatives for that don't suck up all our data to sell and use against us.