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X's new privacy policy allows it to collect users' biometric data (www.cbsnews.com)

submitted 1 year ago by DevCat@lemmy.world to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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Starting next month, X's updated privacy policy will entitle it to collect some users' biometric data and other personal information.

Under the revised policy, which takes effect September 29, X (formerly known as Twitter) "may collect and use your biometric information for safety, security and identification purposes" so long as the user provides consent.

The biometric data collection is for X Premium users only, the company told CBS MoneyWatch when reached for further information.

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[–] miss_brainfart@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Using social media for news has been a bad idea way before the Muskrat had anything to do with it, but sure

[–] amju_wolf@pawb.social 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Good! Then convince all those companies and celebrities to use some better platform. Until then that's what we have.

[–] miss_brainfart@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

There's actual news outlets whose entire thing is sharing properly researched news. Anything else is a crapshoot at best.

Companies and celebrities who use X exclusively, well idk. Sucks, right?

[–] amju_wolf@pawb.social -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

LMAO "properly researched news". What alternative universe do you live in?

Also, where do you think those actual news outlets get their information from? Most of the time it's twitter again.

[–] miss_brainfart@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I never said every news outlet does good work, did I.

Yes, many people who call themselves journalists for some reason don't look further than Twitter, and that's a problem too

[–] amju_wolf@pawb.social 1 points 1 year ago

Maybe you're better at finding news sources but I laughed because I can't really think of event a decent outlet, let alone one where I'd think they do genuinely good work.

Many people who call themselves journalist nowadays are just literal bots with a tiny bit of editorial oversight.