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revmclaren

(2,524 posts)
Wed Nov 25, 2020, 12:18 PM Nov 2020

I went to Parler to check out the claims about requiring a ss number [View all]

Last edited Wed Nov 25, 2020, 03:01 PM - Edit history (1)

to sign up. Right away I found this in their 'terms of service'.



Privacy Policy

Parler

7/23/2020

Parler, LLC and its affiliates (“Company,” “we,” “our,” and/or “us”) value the privacy of
individuals who use our social news application, website, and related services (collectively, our
“Services”). This privacy policy (the “Privacy Policy”) explains how we collect, use, and share
information from users of our Services (“Users,” “you,” and/or “your”) to facilitate your
commenting, social news, and influencer networking experience. By using our Services, you
agree to the collection, use, disclosure, and procedures this Privacy Policy describes. Beyond
the Privacy Policy, your use of our Services is also subject to our User Agreement
https://legal.parler.com/documents/useragreement.pdf
We process and store your information in the U.S. We do not sell your information to third
parties or share your information with foreign governments except in the limited circumstances
described in this Privacy Policy (see “How We Share the Information We Collect” below for
more detail).

Information We Collect

We may collect a variety of information from or about you or your devices from various
sources, as described below.

A. Information You Provide to Us.
Registration and Profile Information. When you sign up for an account, we may collect
information such as your name, email address, username, and profile photo.
Influencer Network Information. If you choose to join our influencer network, we may ask for
information that can be used to verify your identity, such as a copy of your government-issued
photo identification
, and information that can be used to facilitate the redemption of virtual
items or payments, such as your Social Security number (SSN) or your tax identification number.

We delete your government-issued photo identification information when it is no longer
necessary to verify your identity.

User Content. We collect any information you choose to provide on our Services, such as posts,
photos, videos, gifs, comments, votes, and echoes.

(Bolding is mine)

So yes.... Many Parler members SS numbers and IDs probably where compromised if they chose to join the 'Influencer Network'. And what self respecting fascist and Trumpazoid wouldn't want to join such a fancy, powerful sounding network?


Tots and Pears idiots...



Edited to add: Any doubt that the Trumpazoids have about the security of Parler MUST be exploited. Their ingrained paranoia will be their downfall when all is said and done.

Sow the fields folks.....plant the doubt.

Peace.


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Somebody is going to have a lot of identity thefts. patricia92243 Nov 2020 #1
More like somebody is selling identities for big piles of cash on the side. n/t Yavin4 Nov 2020 #30
JFC! jmbar2 Nov 2020 #2
It's easy to be ignorant...it's a hundred times more dificult revmclaren Nov 2020 #4
The same people who complain to the heavens about taxes are more than willing to hand over Yavin4 Nov 2020 #31
That is a really good point. Filed away for future use. Thx. jmbar2 Nov 2020 #36
The reason Parler would need that info is that it's a program that involves getting paid mr_lebowski Nov 2020 #3
We really don't know the magnitude of the hack. revmclaren Nov 2020 #7
Not sure it's really actually a 'hack' at all ... mr_lebowski Nov 2020 #12
It was a magnitude of Zero, per Snopes. Gore1FL Nov 2020 #27
just another grift!! RussBLib Nov 2020 #5
Yup. n/t revmclaren Nov 2020 #8
Perhaps the site is a government run program Chainfire Nov 2020 #6
Absolutely! revmclaren Nov 2020 #11
Many people are saying exactly that ... like everyone I speak to about it ... mr_lebowski Nov 2020 #13
Yesterday someone on Twitter described it as a "honeypot for Mike 03 Nov 2020 #15
Yep, Tots and Pears idiots.... FM123 Nov 2020 #9
Kicking while laughing Mike 03 Nov 2020 #10
This message was self-deleted by its author mahina Nov 2020 #14
Luckily I photoshop pretty good and submitted a fake ID. beachbumbob Nov 2020 #16
None of them seem to know Parler is a French word. Remember Freedom Fries? . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Nov 2020 #17
That's what I've found amusing, too. Vinca Nov 2020 #20
They also spent years saying electronic voting machines were completely safe . . . . ET Awful Nov 2020 #37
I fought giving that info to my bank. I sure as hell won't give it to the grifter network. usaf-vet Nov 2020 #18
pretty sure the application must be submitted in crayon (the uneaten one)... bringthePaine Nov 2020 #19
Come on now, you have to safeinOhio Nov 2020 #21
Gee, who would have guessed someone might set up a site to scam the gullible out Vinca Nov 2020 #22
I heard Parler was created to build a database of Trump supporters that the Biden administration.... Chakaconcarne Nov 2020 #23
...and create a list of people to send to the FEMA camps. roamer65 Nov 2020 #34
I heard Parler will be giving free one year Captain Zero Nov 2020 #42
You deceptively mishighlighted that. mathematic Nov 2020 #24
That wasn't deceptive. It would have been deceptive if they had not quoted the whole sentence, pnwmom Nov 2020 #38
Really? Seems that their statement is straightforward. revmclaren Nov 2020 #39
Trumpers and RWNJ's in general just can't NOT self-own. /nt flibbitygiblets Nov 2020 #25
Oh, please PLEASE someone publish the info!.. WikiLeaks if you're listening! NT : SayItLoud Nov 2020 #26
They'd have to actually be hacked for that go public. Gore1FL Nov 2020 #28
... for a moment you had me thinking you have to be a member of the SS to join Parler...(n/t) JPbelgium Nov 2020 #29
Der Trumpenwaffen. roamer65 Nov 2020 #35
And people TRUST this outfit? DFW Nov 2020 #32
Just another scam on the scamable. paleotn Nov 2020 #33
what a dangerous thing llashram Nov 2020 #40
Gee, it certainly sounds benign. BobTheSubgenius Nov 2020 #41
Handed this to my husband to read & he exclaimed "Oh my God!!" several times... Hekate Nov 2020 #43
The most gullible people on the planet get grifted again CanonRay Nov 2020 #44
And the sad thing is, not only are they gullible enough to dive into this grift... BobTheSubgenius Nov 2020 #45
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