Identity verification (Patreon)
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Well... It happened...
I got a message last week to vertify my identity and age so I can continue uploading and getting paid here on Patreon. And don't take me wrong, I can understand some of the reasoning behind all this, but the method to give us your data or get the fuck out seems more like blackmail to me, treating us like possible criminals.
And we all know how safe and secure is to submit our information online is, especially to a company as Patreon with its questionable practices in the past.
They say the data is safe, but it only takes a change in management or current political views to readjust what do they do with this information. I'm sure this can't end up as a wall of shame for adult content creators, right?
We all know the old say that "information is power" and that goes a thousandfold nowadays. I was always cautious with my digital footprint, not leaking any accidental info of myself online, and now I feel like I just gave a loaded gun to someone I don't know or trust.
I may be a bit negative or paranoid here, but i'm worried. What do you guys think of this? A good idea? Or something shady?