TFTC on Nostr: Researchers just found 53MB of exposed source code revealing how OpenAI and KYC ...
Researchers just found 53MB of exposed source code revealing how OpenAI and KYC provider Persona built a surveillance machine that:
- Runs 269 checks on your identity
- Compares your selfie to every politician on Earth
- Files reports directly to FinCEN
- Has been running secretly since Nov 2023
This is what happens when you hand over your passport to use a chatbot.
https://www.tftc.io/ai-surveillance-machine-persona-openai-bitcoin-brief/Published at
2026-02-19 13:53:21 UTCEvent JSON
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