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Twitter/X new ID Verification - First Look (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 year ago by DarkUFO@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world
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Thanks to Popcrave https://twitter.com/popcrave/status/1691852136236327316?s=46&t=lcH0dp9biwkMEBKsRQeVeQ

Who here is going to put their ID and photo on X/Twitter

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[โ€“] couragethebravedog@lemmy.ml 58 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Exciting times for hackers !

[โ€“] Scrappy@feddit.nl 8 points 1 year ago

Not only would you lose your SSN as an american citizen, you would also lose your credit score due to automated identity theft and possibly your mortgage (and more!)