Episode
Discord Wants Your ID!
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- This Week in Privacy
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- Feb 14, 2026
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- 7776
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Summary
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 App Store, and much more! Join us for This Week In Privacy #40. (00:00) - Intro (00:22) - Start of the podcast (01:23) - Discord faces backlash over age checks after data breach exposed 70,000 IDs (33:27) - Upgraded Google safety tools can now find and remove more of your personal info (44:19) - Google recovers “deleted” Nest video in high-profile abduction case (59:13) - Site updates (01:02:11) - ‘Dystopian’ Ring Search Party feature sparks public backlash (01:18:04) - Homeland Security Spying on Reddit Users (01:36:27) - Forum updates & Q&A (02:07:27) - Outro ★ Support this podcast ★