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OpenAI, the US government and Persona built an identity surveillance machine
53MB of source code leaked from a government endpoint. 269 verification checks. biometric face databases. SAR filings to FinCEN. and the same company that verifies your ChatGPT account.
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- 657
- HN comments
- 226
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- 4 commenters
Security & PrivacySociety, Policy & Culture2026
On Hacker News
| Submitted | Title on HN | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 24, 2026 | OpenAI, the US government and Persona built an identity surveillance machine by rzk | 657 | 195 |
| Feb 18, 2026 | How OpenAI, the US government and Persona built an identity surveillance machine by rzk | 144 | 31 |
Cited in comments
Linked from 4 Hacker News comments by 4 different people, from Feb 2026 to Feb 2026.
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