The social network X has updated its privacy policy and has added some more data that it will require from its subscribers. As of September 29, all users of the platform will have to provide biometric data (fingerprint) and professional and educational history.
For security and professional recommendation reasons
It seems that Elon Musk is determined to turn X, formerly Twitter, into a social network for everything. Just over a month ago, the billionaire and new owner published a post encouraging journalists to publish their articles directly on the platform. Recently, it was also announced that X will allow audio and video calls.
Now Musk seems to be targeting proposals from platforms such as LinkedIn. One of the explanations for the new data requirements in the new privacy policy is precisely the possibility of using X as a professional networking space. The new policy, already available in Portuguese, reads:
"We may collect and use your personal information (such as your work history, your educational history, your work preferences, your skills and abilities, your job search activity and engagement, etc.) to recommend potential jobs to you, to share with potential employers when you apply for a job."
The motivation for requesting biometric data is a first step toward passwordless login in the future. In addition, the request is justified by the quest for greater security for the user:
"Based on your consent, we may collect and use your biometric information for security, safety and identification purposes."
Is X overstepping the boundaries of privacy?
Ironically, not long ago Elon Musk used his platform to criticize other companies and networks that demanded a lot of personal data from users. At the time, the criticism was aimed at X's main competitor, Threads.
When creating an account, Threads warns that it can access the following user information: health and fitness, financial information, contact information, user content, search history, purchases, location and identity.
The information about the new data X will require has caught the attention of users. But the controversy over the issue has left the question: don't we already give all this data to other applications?
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