“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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    You could collect information like the pattern on someone’s retina using the camera.

    A better question is how they could get your job history. Besides the IRS who could give them that info?

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      Besides the IRS who could give them that info?

      The users themselves, in their stupidity, like every single time in the past.

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      he already tested out a job listings tab so he’ll just collect it from users that way.

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      How exactly would a phone camera get a clear image of your retina? I very much doubt anything like this is possible but maybe I’m missing something

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        Cellphone cameras are really good now, and you don’t need one perfect shot, an app could record a 10 second video and use all the frames to composite an image better than a single shot.