LinkedIn from Microsoft locked me out — they demand I give my passport and access to my webcam to Persona
2026-06-12 04:30 UTC
LinkedIn locked me out of my own account. The only way back is through Persona — a third-party service that wants a photo of my passport, a scan of my face, and a recording of my movements (liveness detection: turn your head, follow the dot, so a still photo can’t stand in for me). The stated reason: “unusual activity.” The real reason, of course, is big tech spearheading a movement toward absolute control over people.
Replies (4)
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@tidderuuf@lemmy.world 2026-06-12 04:53
Folks in the U.K. heard what was going to happen and chose to do nothing. Hopefully others see the epic failure and stop these BS “Child Safety” attempts.
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@tired_fedora@lemmy.ml 2026-06-12 04:58
So it begins
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@Leviathan@lemmy.world 2026-06-12 05:30
Always surprising when I find out people use LinkedIn. Fuck corporate masturbation Facebook.
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@cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca 2026-06-12 06:07
If that were me I’d just ignore LinkedIn going forward and let my account rot. Its Facebook but with all your shit publicly accessible