The mandatory verified-identity infrastructure being built into every layer of the internet. KYC, age verification, biometric checks, anti-anonymity legislation etc.
Curated by: xalicubed (40 videos)
Welcome back to another video! We are currently watching the entire internet become the perfect honeypot for cybercriminals, and everyone is just treating it like its normal. Age verification got sold to us as a safety upgrade, but what it actually does is force millions of people to pile their passports, driver's licenses and face scans onto a handful of third-party servers, that are just PRONE to data breaches! This video breaks down why over 400 cybersecurity researchers from 32 countries warned lawmakers this is a disaster waiting to happen, how "we delete your ID immediately" quietly turns into three years of retained device fingerprints, what Persona's exposed frontend code revealed about the TRUE nature of age verification... and those pesky breaches. 📌 Chapters: 0:00 - Intro 1:10 - The Warning from 400 Cybersecurity Experts 2:00 - The Illusion of Data Deletion 4:01 - Persona’s Exposed Code 4:27 - The 269 Hidden Verification Checks 5:30 - The Normalization of Digital IDs 8:54 - Outro 📚 some stuff with interesting information: the letter: https://csa-scientist-open-letter.org/ageverif-Feb2026 Persona's exposed frontend code https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2026/02/age-verification-vendor-persona-left-frontend-exposed The identity theft company that lost 900,000 records, its Aura. you can find info about this easily 🎙 my gear (amazon associate): ► Microphone - https://amzn.to/4rKPtcE ► Mouse - https://amzn.to/4ubkQyJ ► Keyboard - https://amzn.to/4rP41rE ► Earbuds - https://amzn.to/4u9ARoX ► Main Monitor - https://amzn.to/4aQsqr1 ► Mousepad - https://amzn.to/40bl5w0 ► XLR Interface - https://amzn.to/4aRwVSc Fun fact: I had to verify my age for Youtube actually...