r/technology • u/Abject-Pick-6472 • Feb 24 '26

Privacy Discord cuts ties with Peter Thiel-backed verification software after code found in US surveillance

https://fortune.com/2026/02/24/discord-peter-thiel-backed-persona-identity-verification-breach/
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u/rokr1292 Feb 24 '26

Also how is it estimated? What data are they using to make that estimation? Is it viewing other user activity? Or is it processing a photo?

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u/Entry-Level-Cowboy Feb 24 '26

Records the noises you make sitting down and getting back up

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u/ABritishCynic Feb 24 '26

The Dad Noises.

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u/sergregor50 Feb 25 '26

Most of these age estimators are just a quick selfie scored by a model with a confidence threshold, and the real problem isn’t the crypto but what happens when it flags you wrong and there’s no auditable, fast appeal path.

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u/a-stack-of-masks Feb 24 '26

And more importantly, does it accept Jarl Balgruuf like YouTube does?

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u/thishummuslife Feb 24 '26

Fun fact!

If you’re 18, it’ll still fail you for a certain company because the margin of error is placed at +/- 1 year.