Social Network X (formerly Twitter) updated privacy policy. According to it, the site can collect biometric data of users, as well as information about education and employment.
In the comments Bloomberg a company representative confirmed the changes in the user agreement, but did not provide clarification regarding the specifics of the data provided.
The biometrics section states that the site collects this information for security and customer verification purposes. Data on employment and education, judging by the text, will be used to offer vacancies and search for candidates.
Owner of X Corp. Elon Musk has not yet commented on the situation.
New social network
The billionaire acquired Twitter in October 2022. Even at the stage of preparing the agreement, he repeatedly emphasized the problem of fake accounts on the social network. The administration introduced certain changes to the functionality of the platform, but the solution turned out to be ineffective.
In July 2023, the site introduced restrictions for certain categories of users. Among other things, the administration took this step in order to reduce the number of bots, which Musk himself confirmed.
At the end of July, the billionaire announced a complete rebranding of the social network. X is supposed to be the app for everything, including payments. Moreover, the platform has received a license to conduct operations in cryptocurrency.
Hidden risks of such a decision
At the end of July 2023, the Worldcoin mainnet entered the market. Among other things, one of the functions of the platform is World ID, a biometric universal identifier.
In the weeks following its launch, the developer came under the radar of data privacy regulators in the UK, Germany and France. In Kenya, the company’s activities were completely recognized as illegal.
Source: Cryptocurrency
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