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Privacy has become a very important issue in modern society, with companies and governments constantly abusing their power, more and more people are waking up to the importance of digital privacy.

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There’s so much stolen data in the world, South Korea will require face scans to buy a SIM (www.theregister.com)

submitted 2 weeks ago by schizoidman@lemmy.zip to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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[–] m33@lemmy.zip 28 points 2 weeks ago

And now they will leak face scan data 👌

(Moved to the correct community)

[–] someacnt@sh.itjust.works 21 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Since they leaked data, here's more sensitive data to leak for them? Dafuq?

[–] freedickpics@lemmy.ml 12 points 2 weeks ago

This is pretty much every government's response to a big sensitive data leak. Draft laws requiring companies to collect even more of it to be stolen

[–] ScoffingLizard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

There's so ~~much stolen data~~ many greedy rich people in the world who want to control everyone and steal you privacy rights, South Korea will require face scans to buy a SIM.

FTFY.