'I cannot trust tech companies with that kind of personal data': Discord users are furious about its new age verification checks – and they have a point
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Discord has announced that it's rolling out age verification checks globally from March – and the decision has sparked fury from many privacy-conscious users.
    • XLE@piefed.socialEnglish
      3·
      22 hours ago

      It’s optional; you can also just use your standard username and password.

        • XLE@piefed.socialEnglish
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          20 hours ago

          I don’t think the QR code has anything to do with encryption, though. They’re just trying to make it convenient to sign in.

          Meanwhile, Matrix has a lot of extra stuff going on behind the scenes.

      • vodka@feddit.orgEnglish
        2·
        20 hours ago

        Yeah, but you can also sign in by scanning a QR code with a logged in device.

        Though technically it’s then other way around, you sign in to your desktop by scanning the QR code in the login window with your logged in phone.