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I don't mind at all! I'm happy to answer any questions.

So, in order to "verify" as a NSFW creator, Patreon wants me to submit a webcam selfie with a Driver's License or Social Security Card. Now, this information, as creepy as having to take a selfie with personal data is, doesn't go to Patreon. This gets sent to a third-party company called Jumio (which you have to agree to all of their Terms & Conditions on top of everything else). Jumio is infamous for their misuse of data and have faced many lawsuits in the past (like this one that I sent to their support.).

All of that aside, I am a registered LLC operating the US and have been for years. By law, that should verify me. Additionally, Patreon already has all of the information they need for tax purposes anyways. This extra "verification" is unnecessary and the only thing I can think of is that Jumio is paying Patreon a pretty penny for info on their users, which is why their so insistent on forcing it.

So in the end, they won't allow me to withdraw the money they take from my fans anymore, so I'm forced to leave.

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thats beyond creapy, thats malicious naked greed. your thought process makes sense to me, this smacks of biometrics data harvisting! ,,, dumb question thought about talking to a lawyer when they are off the job about this? no way this is completely legal. even then some brits may be able to force some sanity back thanks to their privacy laws. best way to counter this i think is to talk about it so thanks for telling me.

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I've been considering digging up the number of the law firm that represents me and giving them a call. I doubt there's any action they can take, but if they are willing to work on contingency (they only get paid if I win the case), then it's worth talking to them about the whole thing.

Knowledge is power!

Wait that’s extremely wild on Patreon's part. You're an LLC so why would the need your personal verification instead of your corporate paperwork? I didn’t know they were that bad.

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Yea, they didn't care. They really wanted to sell my data I guess. It's a shame, especially since I'm feeling the hurt this month, but overall I think it was for the best to move on. Patreon made a hard-right turn against Adult content very suddenly, and its stance is not going to get any better, only worse.

Now that I'm just posting that stuff on Subscribe Star, I can freely write about things how I want without censorship worries. It's quite rejuvenating.

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Hopefully everyone will be able to make the switch. You deserve the support.

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Thank you so much! <3