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X (Twitter) has updated its privacy policy, which allows users to collect biometric data to "combat fraud and impersonation" on the platform. This was reported by the publication "Bloomberg", referring to representatives of the social network.
"Based on your consent, we may collect and use your biometric information for security and identification purposes," the company said.
The updated policy is expected to take effect on September 29, 2023. The company said the change only applies to premium users and that the biometric matching process "will also help X prevent attempts to impersonate another person and make the platform more secure."
For this purpose, users will be given the opportunity to provide an identity document and a photo for identification or verification using biometric data. However, it is currently unclear how the company plans to collect data and how long such information will be stored on X systems.
The policy update is also expected to include a warning about collecting user employment and education information to identify potential job recommendations, share this information with potential employers, and display targeted ads.
In addition, according to the new privacy policy, the company "may use the information that X collects and publicly available information to help train the company's machine learning or artificial intelligence models." Musk confirmed the change and stated that it concerns "only publicly available data, not private messages or anything private."
A recent study confirmed that most of the company's Meta products, including the recently launched Threads microblogging platform, are literally the worst services in terms of user privacy. It is noteworthy that Elon Musk has long warned that Threads collects much more user data than similar platforms.
In early September, it became known that a Saudi court sentenced a 54-year-old pensioner and former school teacher to death for his activity on the social network X and YouTube . The convict criticized the conservative state for human rights violations. According to human rights activists, the court did not grant the accused a fair trial and simply imposed the death penalty.
X (Twitter) has updated its privacy policy, which allows users to collect biometric data to "combat fraud and impersonation" on the platform. This was reported by the publication "Bloomberg", referring to representatives of the social network.
"Based on your consent, we may collect and use your biometric information for security and identification purposes," the company said.
The updated policy is expected to take effect on September 29, 2023. The company said the change only applies to premium users and that the biometric matching process "will also help X prevent attempts to impersonate another person and make the platform more secure."
For this purpose, users will be given the opportunity to provide an identity document and a photo for identification or verification using biometric data. However, it is currently unclear how the company plans to collect data and how long such information will be stored on X systems.
The policy update is also expected to include a warning about collecting user employment and education information to identify potential job recommendations, share this information with potential employers, and display targeted ads.
In addition, according to the new privacy policy, the company "may use the information that X collects and publicly available information to help train the company's machine learning or artificial intelligence models." Musk confirmed the change and stated that it concerns "only publicly available data, not private messages or anything private."
A recent study confirmed that most of the company's Meta products, including the recently launched Threads microblogging platform, are literally the worst services in terms of user privacy. It is noteworthy that Elon Musk has long warned that Threads collects much more user data than similar platforms.
In early September, it became known that a Saudi court sentenced a 54-year-old pensioner and former school teacher to death for his activity on the social network X and YouTube . The convict criticized the conservative state for human rights violations. According to human rights activists, the court did not grant the accused a fair trial and simply imposed the death penalty.
