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.

  • racoon@lemmy.ml
    4·
    16 hours ago

    you can close your social media accounts before or after you get locked out

    • chinaski@lemmy.ml
      2·
      7 hours ago

      Can’t. They won’t allow me to delete it without verifying my ID with a scan of my face and DL.