Re:Facebook is terrifying
by l33tbro on Saturday February 04, 2017 @06:22PM
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I can't get into my Facebook account right now because it's prompting me with a request to provide government-issued ID (eg, drivers license, passport) to verify me. Suffice it to say, I am no longer on Facebook.
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I don't have a FB account and I'm not very savvy when it comes to photoshop, but wouldn't it be pretty easy to create a fake ID to email them?
FB might not be worth the trouble for you, but assuming someone really wanted to continue using it under a fake name, isn't this a viable option?
How did that happen? I have a 'fake' Facebook account (the only kind I'd ever have!) and I wonder what it would take for Facebook to ask for 'verification'.
I have found these ways for Facebook to require verification:
1. Created a fake account in one country and used it a few times, then many many months later I tried to login from another country and Facebook promptly required government-issued ID.
2. Created another fake account and changed the E-mail address after a few days and Facebook promptly required government-issued ID.
It makes me really happy that so many are deleting their Facebook account, or at least trying to use it less.
The handle I used was a reverse of my real name (surname is a Christian name), and I tried to log-in one day and was prompted with this request.
I created an account on clearnet, then I connected from Tor site facebookcorewwwi.onion. Account got locked with ID verification.
Re:Facebook is terrifying
by ndesaulniers on Saturday February 04, 2017 @07:15PM
(#13569949)
Mine is asking for a DNA sample.