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flag Discord ended its link with Persona, a Thiel-backed verification firm tied to U.S. surveillance, after data exposure revealed facial recognition and watchlist screening.

flag Discord has ended its partnership with Persona Identities, a Peter Thiel-backed verification service, after researchers found its code linked to U.S. surveillance activities, exposing nearly 2,500 public files on a government-authorized server. flag The data revealed Persona conducted facial recognition checks, screened users against watchlists, and assessed risks including terrorism and espionage. flag Discord, which had used Persona for a brief UK age verification test, confirmed the partnership ended, data was deleted, and future verification will rely on local facial age estimation and Veratad for ID checks, with no biometric data stored.

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