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Twitch starts requiring face scans to watch mature streams in certain countries: Your face is now the key to unlocking gambling and hot tub content. (spilled.gg)
submitted 2 days ago by Pro@programming.dev to c/technology@lemmy.world
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cross-posted from: https://programming.dev/post/37698883

  • Twitch now requires facial age verification to watch mature content in some regions using video selfies processed on your device.
  • The system uses k-ID technology and targets gambling streams and other 18+ content to comply with new online safety laws.
  • Users must scan their face to access restricted streams with many expressing privacy concerns about the new requirement.
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[โ€“] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 33 points 1 day ago (1 children)

facial verification

And I'm out, don't care if it's twitch, or a government website.

Your biometric data is something you can't change (not easily anyways), do not ever give it to anyone

[โ€“] Kolanaki@pawb.social 2 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago)

It's actually pretty easy to burn your fingerprints off or disfigure your face. It's just also painful.