Twitter / X collecting users personal information

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The X social media platform formerly known as Twitter will start collecting the biometric and employment information of its users, according to a Thursday update to the company's privacy policy.

X said the changes have not currently been implemented and will come into effect on Sept. 29.

The firm's recently updated privacy policy, which details how it collects and processes user information, now says that the company may store and use biometric data "for safety, security, and identification purposes."

It is not clear how X plans to use the biometric information of users.

Platforms tend to rely on biometrics, such as fingerprints and facial scans, to authenticate people when they sign in, or, in the case of a bank or payment company, when users make a transaction.

X could theoretically collect biometric information from users through their photos or video, by requesting that they turn on their camera. It has not, however, explained how the system would work yet.

The company says it may also collect and use data on people's employment history and preferences to recommend jobs, potentially putting the app on course to compete with Microsoft-owned LinkedIn.

"We may collect and use your personal information (such as your employment history, educational history, employment preferences, skills and abilities, job search activity and engagement, and so on) to recommend potential jobs for you, to share with potential employers when you apply for a job, to enable employers to find potential candidates, and to show you more relevant advertising," X said in its updated privacy policy.
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Musk's X to collect biometric information and employment data

X will start collecting users' biometric information and employment history, according to an update to its privacy policy.

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[Voodoo]

Close those accounts. Well, I'd never opened one and it will stay that way.

 

[Joe King]

Platforms tend to rely on biometrics, such as fingerprints and facial scans, to authenticate people when they sign in,

Which ones do that?

 

[Cigarlover]

I'll send em some fecal matter from my dog. They can work with that.

 

[Curly]

View just don't post anything.