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X wants permission to start collecting your biometric data and employment history (www.theverge.com)
submitted 1 year 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] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It is the most reliable way (currently) to identify people.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

That's just a smoke screen. The website benefits from bots, and there are considerably less intrusive ways to verify people. We're not talking about a high security clearance government website here. Twitter is where people go to post inane ramblings.