When your password leaks:→ Change your password→ Problem solved

@capitainesam So maybe you combine biometrics with password/passkey?

One of the foundational stories of cyberpunk illustrated a defense against biometrics fraud. The hackers targeted a victim that used fingerprint login. They managed to get a copy of the victim's fingerprint and used it.

Then the victim's security system kicked in - because the victim always deliberately *failed* the first finger login and used their *second* finger login...

When your password leaks:
→ Change your password
→ Problem solved

When your biometric data leaks:
→ You can't change your face
→ You can't change your fingerprints
→ The compromise is permanent
→ Your biometric data is in breach databases forever

This is why facial recognition for age verification is dangerous.

#Biometrics #Privacy #Discord

When your password leaks:
→ Change your password
→ Problem solved

When your biometric data leaks:
→ You can't change your face
→ You can't change your fingerprints
→ The compromise is permanent
→ Your biometric data is in breach databases forever

This is why facial recognition for age verification is dangerous.

#Biometrics #Privacy #Discord

🧵 So what can you do about it?

Discord isn't the only platform pushing biometric surveillance.

More platforms will follow. "Age verification" is just the beginning.

Here's what I'm doing about it:

I'm building @Snugg - social media that will NEVER require:
Facial recognition
Fingerprint scans
Biometric data of any kind

Why? Because we chose a business model that doesn't need surveillance.

Subscription model = we serve users, not advertisers.

No ads = no need for behavioral tracking
No tracking = no biometric data to "verify" you
No biometric data = nothing permanent to breach

Simple.

We're launching March 2026.

Features:
End-to-end encryption (messages + metadata)
Chronological feed (no algorithm)
Open source (auditable code)
Fediverse compatible (ActivityPub)
€5/month (founding members get lifetime discount)

@capitainesam unless your profile photo is fake your face data leaked already. I am not sure I understand the concern about face biometrics in a world where we all expose this readily on social media.

@capitainesam Don't use biometrics to unlock phones. Police and criminals can grab your hand or aim the phone at your face to unlock your phone regardless of your wishes. They have to ask you for password/PIN; they don't have to ask to simply stick your finger on the phone screen or point the phone at your face.

I'm building @Snugg - social media that will NEVER require:
Facial recognition
Fingerprint scans
Biometric data of any kind

Why? Because we chose a business model that doesn't need surveillance.

When your password leaks:
→ Change your password
→ Problem solved

When your biometric data leaks:
→ You can't change your face
→ You can't change your fingerprints
→ The compromise is permanent
→ Your biometric data is in breach databases forever

This is why facial recognition for age verification is dangerous.

#Biometrics #Privacy #Discord

@jfml @capitainesam I would hope that your phone takes a "fingerprint" of your fingerprint, i.e. enough to verify but not reconstruct.