# Discord Wants Your ID! | This Week in Privacy #40 (Feb 13, 2026) **URL:** https://discuss.privacyguides.net/t/discord-wants-your-id-this-week-in-privacy-40-feb-13-2026/35374 **Category:** Livestreams **Created:** 2026-02-10T23:45:02Z **Posts:** 17 ## Post 1 by @jordan — 2026-02-10T23:45:02Z Join us 2026-02-13T22:00:00Z for This Week in Privacy #40, to catch up on the latest _Privacy Guides_ updates and to discuss trending news in the privacy space. > **[Discord Wants Your ID! | This Week in Privacy #40 (Feb 13, 2026)](https://streamyard.com/watch/m2YHRZZyJ3BP)** > > Discord is facing backlash after requiring all users to provide ID to access age restricted servers and channels, this comes after Discord breached 70,000 of its users government ID documents, Apple is moving to remove anonymous chat apps from the... During the livesteam we’ll answer viewer questions. If you have a question for us, please leave a comment in this forum thread or the YouTube chat. Members please leave your questions for us and we will try to get them answered first during the livestream :smiley: _Please be aware that by posting here your post will be displayed on the YouTube stream._ * * * ## Streaming Platforms You can [join](https://streamyard.com/watch/2c3ZBYij8q9c) the link above when the stream starts to watch and chat in the livestream **without an account.** We will also be streaming from the following platforms: - YouTube Live: [https://youtube.com/@privacyguides/live](https://youtube.com/@privacyguides/live) - Twitch: [https://www.twitch.tv/privacyguides](https://www.twitch.tv/privacyguides) - Kick: [https://kick.com/privacyguides-org](https://kick.com/privacyguides-org) - LinkedIn: [Privacy Guides | LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/privacyguides?trk=public_post_feed-actor-name) - X: [https://x.com/privacy\_guides](https://x.com/privacy_guides) - TikTok: [Privacy Guides (@privacyguides) is LIVE - TikTok LIVE](https://www.tiktok.com/@privacyguides/live) --- ## Post 2 by @jordan — 2026-02-10T23:45:16Z --- ## Post 3 by @anon4124882 — 2026-02-11T13:36:13Z It would be nice to have PG hosts speak about this news story in the stream to spread awareness. The level of apathy and lack of awareness in the US privacy wise is scary. > **[With Ring, American Consumers Built a Surveillance Dragnet](https://www.404media.co/with-ring-american-consumers-built-a-surveillance-dragnet/)** > > Ring's 'Search Party' is dystopian surveillance accelerationism. --- ## Post 4 by @kissu — 2026-02-11T14:06:11Z Most people do not care and only see the short term benefits of that kind of tech. --- ## Post 5 by @anon4124882 — 2026-02-11T14:07:27Z Right. Hence the raison d’être for PG and this community’s existence - to teach and spread awareness to those who do not know or care yet. --- ## Post 6 by @kissu — 2026-02-11T14:09:38Z Maybe some day we will be able to reach some people but most of the normies won’t even hear about this community unfortunately, too busy with their life. :sweat_smile: --- ## Post 7 by @anon4124882 — 2026-02-11T14:12:06Z Isn’t the label “normies” derogatory? Either way, it is to make an attempt to get more people aware is how I meant. --- ## Post 8 by @kissu — 2026-02-11T14:13:08Z > [@anon4124882](#): > > Isn’t the label “normies” derogatory? Normies, non tech-savvy, John Doe or whatever is your preferred word for it, you got the idea. Did not meant to offend anybody haha. :hugs: --- ## Post 9 by @anon0179693 — 2026-02-11T14:54:09Z This is why I put “normie” in quotes it is generally the shortest way honestly to reffer to your average joe/john smith ngl edit: it is in dictionaries/wiki under slang category ([normie - definition and meaning](https://www.wordnik.com/words/normie), [Normie (slang) - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Normie_(slang)) ), I wouldn’t call the word derogatory still as it again, is the shortest way to refer to your normal, average, joe or john smith. I think like any word you just have to use it appropriately --- ## Post 10 by @pine — 2026-02-11T15:34:01Z I feel that a semantic discussion of “normie” is off-topic for this thread, so I apologize in advance, but as it’s a pervasive discussion on this forum, I just want to point out that your own Wikipedia link states that: > A normie is a person who has no distinctive personality traits, who adheres to generally accepted, mainstream views, interests, tastes and habits. He usually leads a sedentary lifestyle, is not interested in or well-informed on political and cultural issues, and does not belong to any community. Normies may be despised by members of the counterculture, who consider themselves outcasts, whose habits and interests are not generally accepted. The views of normies do not contradict the majority opinion, and their hobbies and interests are understandable to society. And, more succinctly: > The term has an offensive connotation and is often used ironically. So I wouldn’t be so quick to simply dismiss it as a neutral shorthand, even if some would like to use it as such. Just FYI. --- ## Post 11 by @anon0179693 — 2026-02-11T15:40:26Z > [@anon0179693](#): > > I think like any word you just have to use it appropriately yes it can be used in deragatory context but it can also be used in proper context like what more or less @kissu tried to make it with and as they said they dont mean to offend anyone and they only wanted to refer your “average person”. I dont necessarily agree that a word shouldn’t be used when it has the right meaning but I also am against using it in a deragatory of offensive way. And this is exactly why I told kissu, add a quote when it feels appropriate so that it doesnt sound like that --- ## Post 12 by @kissu — 2026-02-11T19:33:31Z Not sure myself hence forwarding this question here :hugs: > [@Way to get involved and contribute to Privacy Guides News?](https://discuss.privacyguides.net/t/way-to-get-involved-and-contribute-to-privacy-guides-news/35395): > > Hey all, I have been deep into the personal privacy/ security rabbit hole for the last 5 years (GrapheneOS, Linux etc). At the same time I have also pursued undergrad and graduate law degrees at European Universities, focusing on technology, data privacy and cybersecurity law. I have done research on the legal/ policy side of privacy and been published. I now work in a tech team at an international law firm. I was wondering how I could go about contributing to the news section of this site? I … --- ## Post 13 by @SwampTrainer — 2026-02-12T07:06:46Z Relevant HN Post > **[Discord/Twitch/Snapchat age verification bypass](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46982421)** > > 611 points — > 242 comments — > JustSkyfall — > 10:56 PM - 11 Feb 2026 And Bypass process site. use it while you still can! (I haven’t, so I can’t speak to its efficacy) > **[discord/twitch/kick/snapchat age verifier](https://age-verifier.kibty.town/)** --- ## Post 14 by @kissu — 2026-02-12T09:38:53Z I would be curious to know which platforms want to implement age verification (if not all :grinning_face_with_smiling_eyes:), do we have an exhaustive list somewhere? --- ## Post 15 by @SwampTrainer — 2026-02-12T13:49:05Z It seems to be ever-changing and geographically dependent (i.e. the UK). I certainly don’t know where to look for a comprehensive list, especially since it can vary with some sites. If you are forced to use LinkedIn, for example, but you’ve had the account for 10 years and have 20 years of work history you keep adding to it, they don’t seem to want a face scan. For new accounts, maybe they do. --- ## Post 16 by @me — 2026-02-12T22:08:32Z For the stream Q&A: What’s your opinion on the term “normie”? --- ## Post 17 by @me — 2026-02-12T23:11:17Z Questions related to Discord: - **Do you think Discord is testing the waters for ID verification**? Discord is a very popular and widely used real-time communication app (although not as big as WhatsApp), and ID verification is one of the most contentious topics to date. For anyone at Discord Inc. with any decision-making power to decide that they should combine the two seems insane to me. - **Do you think this will affect Discord’s user base in any significant way**? I imagine that a lot of people will leave Discord as a result of this, but I can’t decide if it will be a proportionately large amount or a proportionately small amount. If it’s a proportionately large amount, **do you think Discord will reverse ID verification**? - Being a very popular app, **do you think any other apps will follow in Discord’s footsteps**? - A lot of justification for implementing ID verification is child/teen safety. Roblox has implemented it for this purpose[[1]](#footnote-139293-1) and Discord claims to be doing it for the same reason as well. I agree that both apps, Roblox and Discord, are breeding grounds for many unsafe interactions for children, and I don’t think simply proclaiming that parents ought to be better parents will do anything logistically. There will always be parents who don’t watch their children enough. Some will always fall through the cracks. **But how do I square this with the fact that I am a privacy advocate who is vehemently against ID verification**? I think societal safety nets are good (both governmental and private), but I also think ID verification for something like a messaging app is appalling to individual privacy. Unrelated questions to the topic: - For Jonah if they are on the stream: As someone who lives in Minnesota and has a presumably average threat model with respect to the government, did you find yourself needing to increase your threat model after the ICE incidents? - Time and time again have data brokers and corporations been used as a loophole by law enforcement to gain access to personal data.[[2]](#footnote-139293-2)[[3]](#footnote-139293-3)[[4]](#footnote-139293-4)[[5]](#footnote-139293-5) **Do you think this is a violation of fourth amendment rights**? If so, to what extent? If not, why not? I believe personal data of all sorts can and should be considered “papers” as used in the fourth amendment: “The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects . . .” It would be nice if you guys could invite a lawyer or even an attorney on the show to express all the possible views on this and how to best argue for the pro-privacy side. This is a short notice since the stream is tomorrow, but it’s something I’d like to tune in to some time in the future. * * * 1. > **[Roblox Requires Age Checks for Communication, Ushering in New Safety Standard...](https://about.roblox.com/newsroom/2025/11/roblox-requires-age-checks-limits-minor-and-adult-chat)** > > Roblox Requires Age Checks, Limits Minor and Adult Communication [↩︎](#footnote-ref-139293-1) 2. > **[The FBI Just Admitted It Bought US Location Data](https://www.wired.com/story/fbi-purchase-location-data-wray-senate/)** > > Rather than obtaining a warrant, the bureau purchased sensitive data—a controversial practice that privacy advocates say is deeply problematic. [↩︎](#footnote-ref-139293-2) 3. > **[Privacy oversight board finds FBI does not buy real-time location data](https://therecord.media/pclob-finds-fbi-does-not-use-real-time-location-data)** > > The report, which is based on an investigation begun by the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (PCLOB) in 2017, provides an overview of what open-source information the FBI consults in such investigations. [↩︎](#footnote-ref-139293-3) 4. > **[Airlines Don't Want You to Know They Sold Your Flight Data to DHS](https://www.404media.co/airlines-dont-want-you-to-know-they-sold-your-flight-data-to-dhs/)** > > A contract obtained by 404 Media shows that an airline-owned data broker forbids the feds from revealing it sold them detailed passenger data. [↩︎](#footnote-ref-139293-4) 5. > **[immigration-and-data-purchases.pdf](https://www.nacdl.org/getattachment/567b4c71-b702-47d7-a59c-1e42f39b065a/immigration-and-data-purchases.pdf)** > > 106.64 KB [↩︎](#footnote-ref-139293-5) --- ## Post 19 by @system — 2026-02-18T23:45:57Z This topic was automatically closed after 8 days. New replies are no longer allowed.