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by imgabe 4616 days ago
Can you name a single, actual negative consequence that someone has experienced from Facebook, aside from people who lost jobs due to their own foolishness in making information public?

So, Facebook asks for an ID to verify your identity because your account as behaving suspiciously. What's the downside of this? Are government agents going to burst into your home and arrest you?

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1. Facebook asks for your ID.

2. You give Facebook your ID.

3. Facebook gets hacked.

4. Someone uses your identity to commit a crime.

5. Government agents burst into your home and arrest you.

Or they get credit cards in your name and run your credit score into the ground, which would likely take years to clear up (if ever).

Next up: Facebook isn't sure you're really the gender, height, and weight you say you are. Please provide full body nude photos for verification.