The social network has updated its privacy policy. "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.

  • ZILtoid1991
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    710 months ago

    Then it’ll be easier to dox political activists to dictators.

    • CIWS-30
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      210 months ago

      That would explain the Saudi money, and why every hostile nation states seems to have a bot army of blue checkmarks trolling any political entity that’s against Dictators or fascist, authoritarian states.

      • ZILtoid1991
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        110 months ago

        And it will only get worse by time…

        Get ready for industrial espionage too on behalf of Elon Musk, towards corporations that don’t succumb to those fascists. Hungary stifles dissent in that way, because companies not in their circles might give campaign money to the opposition.

  • bedrooms
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    410 months ago

    Hey, X, I was the first president of the USA. Now, give me a job.

    • sour
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      5 months ago

      am prester john

      am not imaginary christian king from africa who will be ally against ottoman empire

      gib monies

      ._.

  • FiveMacs
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    310 months ago

    They wanna pair your profiles with all the images they have been stealing from their Tesla’s…

  • wave_walnut
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    210 months ago

    How do they verify their people’s profiles are correct or not?