To get back into a locked account, LinkedIn hands you to Persona — a $2-billion third party that photographs your passport, scans its chip, and maps your face.

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.

  • comrade_twisty@feddit.orgEnglish
    20·
    22 hours ago

    I wish you were righr, as I fully agree with your sentiment, however:

    Employmemt agencies in multiple European countries will force you to maintain a LinkedIn account or they will cut your unemployment benefits.

    • skarn@discuss.tchncs.de
      12·
      21 hours ago

      That’s outrageous!

      Can I ask you which countries? I can see mandating an active job search, but picking which website you have to use seems like the kind of stuff that could be taken to court.

      And LinkedIn is just about the worst possible pick…

      • comrade_twisty@feddit.orgEnglish
        13·
        20 hours ago

        I’ve experienced it myself in Switzerland and when I complained about it on reddit multiple people from the Netherlands and Nordic countries had similar experiences. Not sure about Germany anymore, but I believe people there sucessfully fought against it.

        • NewNewAugustEast@lemmy.zip
          3·
          8 hours ago

          I wonder how popular the idea is now to require all your details and personal information given to one of the fascist US regimes largest companies.