X's new privacy policy allows it to collect users' biometric data

Twitter's updated privacy policy allows it to collect biometric data from users, specifically from government IDs and selfies, in an effort to enhance security and fight impersonation attempts.

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8/2/2023

X, formerly Twitter, now lets paid users hide their checkmarks

Main topic: Social media company X (formerly Twitter) now allows paid users to hide their verification checkmarks. Key points: 1. Twitter introduced paid verification last year with the Twitter Blue relaunch. 2. The service was renamed to XBlue during the ongoing rebranding exercise. 3. The company has updated the help page for paid subscriptions, stating that even if the checkmark is hidden, it might still be visible in some places. 4. The option to hide the checkmark will be available in the "Profile customization" section of account settings. 5. This feature will allow users to benefit from subscription features without displaying that they are a verified account. 6. In March, Twitter was reported to be working on a feature to hide checkmarks with ID verification. 7. There was controversy surrounding paid verification, as it was difficult to differentiate between legacy verified accounts and those who paid for the checkmark. 8. Twitter initially removed legacy checkmarks but later reinstated them for top accounts, regardless of payment. 9. Since the relaunch, Twitter has introduced various features to incentivize users, such as a 10,000-character limit for posts, a 3-hour video upload limit, fewer ads on the timeline, and ad revenue sharing for subscribed users. 10. In May, the platform enabled encrypted DMs for verified users.

8/31/2023

Musk’s X now wants your biometric data, as well as your job and education history

Elon Musk's social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, is updating its privacy policy to collect users' biometric and personal data, raising concerns about privacy and the potential for misuse of information.

9/1/2023

X's privacy policy confirms it will use public data to train AI models

X's updated privacy policy reveals that it will collect biometric data, job and education history, and use publicly available information to train its machine learning and AI models, potentially for Elon Musk's other company, xAI, which aims to use public tweets for training its AI models.

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Posted 8/31/2023, 6:16:00 PM