themachinestops@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-22 days 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-square90fedilinkarrow-up1616arrow-down110file-text
arrow-up1606arrow-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-22 days agomessage-square90fedilinkfile-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-down6·1 day 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)
minus-squareZomg@piefed.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·20 hours agoIirc, it’s so that only women can join the app.
minus-squareDrSteveBrule@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·20 hours agoWhich is not a good reason to upload photos of drivers licenses.
minus-squareZomg@piefed.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·20 hours agoOh, agreed, it’s just some gatekeeping process for sure.
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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)
Iirc, it’s so that only women can join the app.
Which is not a good reason to upload photos of drivers licenses.
Oh, agreed, it’s just some gatekeeping process for sure.
also fucking AirBnB