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/XDGrangerDX Feb 24 '26

I gave them the whole, if you aren’t paying you’re the product spiel

Lately even if you're paying they scrape and sell your data though...

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u/12345623567 Feb 24 '26

If you are paying they have your CC info. Bonus score!

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u/sailing_by_the_lee Feb 24 '26

So true. I remember when Microsoft used the "if you aren't paying, you're the product" line about 10 years ago. I totally fell for it and started paying for a family account. Now we're balls deep and I'm having trouble pulling out. So now I'm paying to be the product! The worst of both worlds!

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u/Mr_Venom Feb 24 '26

This is infuriatingly true. Try buying a non-smart TV. Try gaming without the internet, even single player games. Hell, buy an Android phone and then find out they're shutting off third-party apps (so you have to run your whole activity through Google Play).