1. Privacy & data‑handling in Persona’s LinkedIn ID‑verification
- Users are urged to exercise their GDPR rights:
“Request your data. Email idv‑privacy@withpersona.com or privacy@withpersona.com. Under GDPR, they have 30 days to respond.” – drac89 - Persona’s own response down‑shifts responsibility to the customer:
“TL;DR we’re not responsible, go talk to LinkedIn.” – 4midori
2. Surveillance, AI and a looming dystopian future
- The tech‑industry’s promises are seen as “dreams” that become “memes”:
“It seems like at every technological step, we’re sold the dream and delivered the meme.” – pharos92 - Many participants warn that we’re already “close to a Dystopian world where all elites of a certain group collaborate to run a Super Leviathan.” – ferguess_k
3. Corporate culture, engineer ethics and the need for accountability
- The “evil pays more” mantra is repeated:
“Evil pays more.” – FrustratedMonky - Tech leaders justify surveillance by framing geopolitical threats:
“Many tech execs operate under the thesis that China & the democratic party are existential threats that warrant a surveillance/military/police ramp‑up.” – biophysboy - Calls for transparency about who builds these systems:
“We need an open‑source platform that tracks the people who work and build such systems.” – tamimio
These three threads—privacy rights, dystopian surveillance, and corporate/engineer accountability—dominate the discussion.