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Re:Parler is back online after a month of downtime by _-david-_ on Monday February 15, 2021 @03:57PM (#26147263)
Which PII? I never created an account but my understanding was name, email and phone number which is no different than most social media.
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Re:Parler is back online after a month of downtime by caseysoftware on Monday February 15, 2021 @05:04PM (#26148105)
Exactly, this is misinformation.

The only time they request additional PII is for verification.

(As a security & privacy advocate with a job in the space, I dug into this last summer and again just before the January shutdown. It was never true just for signing up.)

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Re:Parler is back online after a month of downtime by ConceptJunkie on Tuesday February 16, 2021 @12:05PM (#26156060)
My experience was the same. I did pause at the phone number requirement, but frankly, it's not that uncommon, and is useful for 2FA.
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