Twitch is requiring new Affiliates, before their first payment, to give government photo ID and a separate photo to Persona, the same Persona that has connections to government mass surveillance programs. When I asked Twitch support for another option, they said there isn't one. #twitch #persona 1/4
So, the giving the deets to Persona part is pretty crap, but requiring ID seems to be pretty normal to me? I’m pretty sure affiliates count as contractors, so needing ID to verify would be standard. They are just using a service that happens to be shitty to do the validation.
I have to give my ID to buy website hosting. I have to give it to open a bank. I have to provide it for setting up a e-commerce store.
Like, what privacy are you expecting when money is exchanging hands between a major company and a person - one that is required to track all those details and hand them to their government?
So, the giving the deets to Persona part is pretty crap, but requiring ID seems to be pretty normal to me? I’m pretty sure affiliates count as contractors, so needing ID to verify would be standard. They are just using a service that happens to be shitty to do the validation.
Not sure why you’re being downvoted.
I have to give my ID to buy website hosting. I have to give it to open a bank. I have to provide it for setting up a e-commerce store.
Like, what privacy are you expecting when money is exchanging hands between a major company and a person - one that is required to track all those details and hand them to their government?
You expecting Twitch to pay you in crypto?
What ID are you providing for web hosting? Literally never done this, just payables info.