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Re:Tell HN: You now need a government id in order to create ... by pzxc on Wednesday November 04, 2026 @12:40PM (#50368930)
Firm that verifies mugshots for ChatGPT and Roblox feeds US surveillance apparatus with 269 distinct checks

https://cybernews.com/privacy/persona-leak-exposes-global-su...

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Re:Tell HN: You now need a government id in order to create ... by Klonoar on Wednesday November 04, 2026 @03:47PM (#50371271)
> However, the researchers admit that the findings do not prove the direct bidirectional data pipeline between ChatGPT users and screenings performed by the government.

Otherwise none of that particularly surprises me. There are legitimate use cases for wanting to verify this stuff; my point to OP is that it's not some out of the blue company, it's widely used.

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