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X wants permission to start collecting your biometric data and employment history (www.theverge.com)
submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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“Based on your consent, we may collect and use your biometric information for safety, security, and identification purposes,” the privacy policy reads. It doesn’t include any details on what kind of biometric information this includes — or how X plans to collect it — but it typically involves fingerprints, iris patterns, or facial features.

X Corp. was named in a proposed class action lawsuit in July over claims that its data collection violates the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act. The lawsuit alleges that X “has not adequately informed individuals” that it “collects and/or stores their biometric identifiers in every photograph containing a face” that’s uploaded to the platform.

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[–] [email protected] 27 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (3 children)

Judging by the number of people who use Facebook, by far the most people don't care about these things. In my experience it's not even always ignorance, because even if you tell them, they still don't care.

The sheep will ruin the world, by not giving a shit, if they can have a bit of convenience for "free".

[–] [email protected] 24 points 11 months ago (1 children)

“But I cannot leave Facebook, I will miss out on what everyone is faking in their miserable lives” /s

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

Exactly.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

100% this.

[–] lustrum 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I still have my FB amount and barely use it. I need it to search random hotties I see at work

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

To find selectively misleading info at best, or decidedly fake at worst.