W Social AB, started on June, 17th, and its verification system raises security concerns:
According to analysts, W’s verification system relies on W Identity, a companion app that asks users for highly sensitive data such as selfies and identity documents. … The biggest concern is immutable identity data. If faces, passports, or ID numbers are leaked, users cannot reset them like passwords, and criminals can use them for identity theft or fraud.
(See details on https://cybernews.com/privacy/europe-social-media-w-launch-security-risks/.)
Does the European Commission initiative to a #socialweb fail? No more alternative to Meta, X, Truth Social?
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Images: Source: https://wsocial.news/ itself
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