Phillip Shoemaker
@pbsIdentity
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Helped build the App Store. Now helping to solve the identity problem, with https://t.co/k6XaljssMm! Learn about Identity https://t.co/A6DhpieGGx
San Diego, CA
Joined January 2019
The UK’s “BritCard” digital ID plan is being modeled on Denmark and Estonia — but critics warn it repeats EU mistakes by centralizing too much data. A single honeypot holding everyone’s ID is not modernization — it’s madness. @identity is building the decentralized alternative.
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Discord’s age-verification vendor says it wasn’t hacked… but ~70,000 government ID photos somehow leaked. When you outsource identity, you outsource trust — and that’s a dangerous bet. @identity is building systems that eliminate that risk. 👉
theverge.com
The breach may have leaked 70,000 government ID photos.
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👀 Follow us at @identity and visit https://t.co/PgvzdXBNrL Because the biggest threat to your privacy isn’t AI — it’s the systems that forget who that data belongs to.
identity.com
User-centric identity that is simple, secure, and convenient
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🧩 At @identity, we believe in decentralized identity: You should control who sees your data, when it’s shared, and how it’s used. Your face is not public property. It’s part of your identity — and it deserves protection.
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🤯 This isn’t just about dating apps — it’s a warning for what happens when our digital identities are centralized and scrapable. Once your likeness is online, anyone can weaponize it.
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💰 They charge ~$20/month. Anyone with an internet connection and an email can access it. And through affiliate programs, influencers are being paid to promote these tools on TikTok and Instagram.
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📍 The sites even show neighborhood-level locations of where someone last used Tinder. Imagine being someone trying to avoid an abusive ex or a stalker — and your “private” dating profile gives away your movements.
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💬 The Electronic Frontier Foundation said it best: “An app that allows you to find the dating app profile and general location of a person based on one photo is an excellent tool for stalkers.” That’s not hyperbole. That’s the new reality.
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🔥 These sites use facial recognition to bypass Tinder’s own privacy model. Normally, you can’t search for a specific person — but with these tools, a single photo is all it takes to expose names, faces, and places.
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😳 Websites like Cheaterbuster and CheatEye now let anyone upload a photo to find a person’s Tinder profile — including their recent locations. Marketed as “tools to catch cheaters,” but in reality, they’re a stalker’s dream.
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Capita just got hit with a £14 million fine after its 2023 breach exposed data from over 6.6 million people — pension and staff records included. Slow containment. Poor communication. Huge fallout. @identity believes breaches shouldn’t be inevitable — or excusable. 👉
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Billing platform Invoicely accidentally left 178,519 invoice files publicly viewable — full of names, emails, and billing addresses. Every third-party vendor holding your PII is another point of failure. @identity removes those intermediaries entirely. 👉
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A misconfigured database just exposed around 178,000 records — including payment details — with no password and no encryption. That’s not a “glitch.” That’s negligence. @identity exists to make sure personal data never has to sit in these ticking time bombs. 👉
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@pbsIdentity @identity Exactly, healthcare breaches like this cut deeper than just stolen data. When 1.2M patients’ medical and imaging info gets exposed, it’s not just a systems failure, it’s a human one. Trust in healthcare privacy is hard to earn and nearly impossible to rebuild once it’s lost.
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The UK’s proposed “BritCard” digital ID faces 3 million signatures in opposition. Mandatory identity for daily life is efficient — until it’s abused or breached. @identity believes in decentralized, consent-driven digital identity — not digital surveillance. 👉
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Qantas confirms stolen customer data from its July hack is now live online — names, addresses, birthdates, and more. Every time this happens, we’re reminded that centralizing PII is a broken model. @identity puts ownership back where it belongs — with you. 👉
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SimonMed Imaging just reported a breach affecting 1.2 million patients — including medical and imaging data. Healthcare breaches don’t just leak info; they leak trust. @identity is built to ensure no single point of failure ever holds that much sensitive data. 👉
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Discord says a third-party vendor leaked around 70,000 users’ ID photos. Even if the main platform is secure, the weak link is always the vendor handling your data. @identity minimizes that risk by removing unnecessary intermediaries entirely. 👉
theguardian.com
Names, email addresses and other contact details of users from around the world could also have been taken
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identity.com
User-centric identity that is simple, secure, and convenient
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📈 Business playbook: force passkeys, deprecate passwords, and accept VC proofs for sensitive flows (returns, subscriptions, refunds).
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