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Catherina Gioino

HISTORICAL FACTS: Discord cuts ties with peter thiel backed verification software after its code was found tied to us surveillance efforts - Caught on Camera

Photo of Peter Thiel (Credit: Eva Marie Uzcategui/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Communication platform Discord is under fire after an identity verification software it used, Persona Identities, was found to have front-end code accessible on the open internet. 

Nearly 2,500 accessible files were found sitting on a U.S. government-authorized endpoint, researchers said on X. The files showed Persona conducted facial recognition checks against watchlists and screened identities against lists of politically exposed persons.

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