Sr. Monge retweeted
After quietly dropping Persona following a breach, Discord partners with Incode to process your data during verification 🫥
Discord says Incode processes your biometric data on-device without storing it server-side. But that's exactly what they said about Persona until researchers found nearly 2,500 files sitting exposed on a government-connected server in February.
And this is the same platform that had 70,000 government ID photos exposed in a data breach just last October.
Their CTO says this is legally required in countries like the UK and that more vendor options are coming. That's fair. But a platform asking for your face and your ID, with that track record?
Would you still trust it?
Discord is beginning to implement Incode for age verification, a move that is already sparking serious privacy concerns among users. While Discord claims that Incode processes biometric data locally via on-device AI without permanent server-side logging, sharing sensitive IDs and selfies with any third-party vendor remains a massive red flag for many. Given Incode's controversial history with platforms like TikTok, where the vendor was heavily criticized for long retention periods and storing biometric data server-side, users who expect strict privacy are highly skeptical about handing over their biometrics, regardless of Discord's current technology claims.
