Submitted 1 day ago by besselj@lemmy.ca to technology@lemmy.world
https://cybernews.com/security/developer-protests-uk-age-gating-with-mock-mp-ids/
“My OpenAI credits got hugged to death, please use a known postcode (like one from Keir Starmer’s constituency, WC2B6NH) in the meantime,” the author asks.
While the OSA is dumb, this is also bad design, and why applications are going to use so much power.
Cache the image creation results. Use a random address generator. This would drop the LLM use to the bare minimum.
That’s…exactly what they are doing and telling you to use a known post code so you hit the cache…
They’re using ChatGPT for fake address generation if it even needs a cache for that part. There are plenty of libraries to do that locally. They should only need to cache generated images, which is the only thing a model would be useful for here.
I’d love to hear some informed commentary on the legality of this, if it’s legal, it’s surely an oversight in the law.
Of course it’s not legal. This is called identity theft.
Given that many online services currently asking for ID have a proven track record of massive data leaks I’d argue that demanding people upload photos of their ID is complicity in identity theft too.
Using the ID, sure. But what about providing the service?
It’s identity fraud, and also an offence under the Misuse of Computers Act, gaining access to a system unauthorisedly.
Yeah this is not worth the risk. Identity fraud of a politicians can be a serious crime. The pay off for this is a minor inconvenience for some desk worker and a few slop articles written about you.
It can be used by AI age verification tools on a bunch of websites. So yes I guess that is fraud. But these tools claim not to store the data in the verification process. If somebody could prove a made up ID was used then I suspect they’re in bigger shit for a GDPR leak.
underline960@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
Rather thanIn addition to this, they should leak all the websites that MPs are visiting.If it’s anything like the United States, we’re sure to find some embarrassing search histories (at the very least).
No privacy for me. No privacy for you.
ohulancutash@feddit.uk 23 hours ago
Neil Parish MP: I’m resigning after porn moment of madness
MrNesser@lemmy.world 22 hours ago
Well he did it love in the commons not surprised he’s going