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X plans to collect biometric information, job, education history for safety, security, and identification purposes. (thehackernews.com)
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"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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[–] thehatfox@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I imagine that's going to be policy of most commercial online platforms going forward if the AI boom continues.

User pressure might keep it away from dedicated art sharing platforms, but general purpose social media will end up open season as a source of training data.

[–] zeppo@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago

It already has. That’s why Twitter and reddit have tightened their API policies and locked down websites for non-signed in users. Not to prevent AI training… just so they can charge for it.