Proton VPN

I know that posting about Persona these days is a decent way to generate engagement, but tbh, I never expected to be catching a stray from Proton (which I am and remain a big fan of). First, just to clarify some of the points regarding Persona: 1/ Although we are capable of running 269 checks, they're split across more than 40 types of verifications. Many of these verifications are gated and require additional due diligence to gain access. There is no customer who is even close to using all 269 checks. And as far as I'm aware, there is no customer of ours who would be so sadistic to put any user through 40 different verifications (might as well just forcefully churn them at that point). 2/ Regarding sanction watchlists, these are used and required by our financial services customers for KYC/AML who make up a significant part of our business. The face comparison is only performed if there is a false positive match against the watchlist, and this is common practice to dismiss a match (given that 99%+ of sanction matches are false positives). 3/ As you stated, data can be retained for "up to 3 years". This is the *max* that a customer can choose to. X is actually configured to redact your data immediately after you are verified. Despite the recent media attention, Persona is actually not an age verification business. Our core business is securing how personal and sensitive data is collected, retained, and redacted. While many other identity verification providers exist, platforms like X choose to partner with us because of our unique focus on building the best-in-class controls for data access, security, and retention for them. Lastly, we are and remain huge fans of Proton. I believe our teams have actually spoken in the past to explore ways Persona could collaborate with Proton Pass. And I've also personally had a Proton Mail since 2015 during its beta. Although I understand (and honestly, really respect) your position on age verification for VPNs, I'd still be incredibly excited to explore other ways our teams could work together in the future!

for my non-brazilian moots: starting today, to use social media apps and games in Brazil it's mandatory/required to do a facial age verification and/or give the app your id and personal data. I might disappear because I don't support this Millions might be doxxed Stay safe 🩷

🚨URGENTE - Amanhã entrará em vigor a Lei Felca, que obrigará o X a exigir uma verificação real e confiável de maioridade para os usuários brasileiros A plataforma pode pedir seu CPF, biometria facial, foto do documento ou dados do cartão de crédito para provar quem você é.

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