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X plans to collect biometric information, job, education history for safety, security, and identification purposes. (thehackernews.com)

submitted 2 years 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 revised policy of X(Twitter) is expected to go into effect on September 29, 2023.

The thing is, biometric data is permanent and can't be changed. If we share that with X, it could mean lifelong privacy risks. And seriously, I can't think of a single reason why Elon needs to know where I went to high school for data security purposes.

People keep talking about leaving Twitter, but when will they actually do that? I guess they'll just keep putting up with it, and I don't see that changing anytime soon.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

Don't have a Twitter account will never have a Twitter account.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

I read this towards the end of August. I finally deactivated my Twitter account which has been "restricted" since April. So long and thanks for all the fish.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

Actually, given that biometric data is permanent, it should be very interesting to see the EU get its hands on this.

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