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Re:Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access ne... by einpoklum on Monday February 09, 2026 @07:02PM (#46953447)
> We do not keep any information around like your name

But they might be sending a copy to the NSA, similarly to how Alphabet, Yahoo, Apple, Meta etc. have been doing (PRISM program, part of the Snowden revelation [1]). The US has the legal mechanisms of requiring this to happen, secretly, such as NSLs [2].

[1] : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PRISM

[2] : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_security_letter

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Re:Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access ne... by matheusmoreira on Monday February 09, 2026 @11:35PM (#46955434)
I bet the NSA does not even require their cooperation. They are probably already inside their systems.
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