[[Elena Rossini c]] discusses how W Social is apparently publishing real identifying personal information (from their government ID check process) on the open web. When confronted with this, the response was that it is intentional, but there's no hint that such consent is being gathered from users, and there has not been such a statement before the confrontation.

https://web.archive.org/web/20251226112926/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/26/russia-selling-personal-data-leaks-probiv-ukraine-spies

Russian gov now cracking down on 'probiv' market for hacked/leaked data. It was of use to themselves, but now also used by Ukraine to strike inside Russia.