X plans to collect biometric information, job, education history for safety, security, and identification purposes.

“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.

assassin_aragorn,

Actually, given that biometric data is permanent, it should be very interesting to see the EU get its hands on this.

mvilain,

I read this towards the end of August. I finally deactivated my Twitter account which has been “restricted” since April. So long and thanks for all the fish.

viking,
@viking@infosec.pub avatar

Elon can eat my ass.

(Or maybe not.)

Fraylor,

Want X to have a stool sample too?

mechoman444,

Don’t have a Twitter account will never have a Twitter account.

Bluefruit,

I guess we’re going nna keep hammering those nails into the coffin huh?

Not that im complaining. I’ve always hated twitter. I’ll gladly watch the dumpster fire burn.

MaxPow3r11,

God damn.

These fucks really fucked up the internet (+ the whole society/“reality”).

How do we escape this dystopia at this point?

Is it possible?

Saneless,

Why would anybody do this? To access a service so bad it keeps falling?

No thanks, dipshit

MargotRobbie,

Well, most celebs and e-celebs should get off X pretty much immediately, because at this rate this data will inevitably gets leaked somewhere for a Blue Checkmark.

Also, impersonating celebrities? On the Internet? Who would do such a thing?

(Crypto is so dumb by the way.)

DirkMcCallahan,

Sadly, plenty of idiots will gladly hand over whatever he wants. Even if you COULD trust that he wouldn’t use your data for nefarious purposes, why would you want yet ANOTHER company to have the complete story of your life in a hackable database? Remember the Equifax data breach? Guess most people don’t.

ZeroCool,
@ZeroCool@feddit.ch avatar

Remember the Equifax data breach?

Remember how we sent every C-level to prison for twenty years and fined the company out of existence? lol jk corporations are infallible and it’s our fault our data was held by a private company without our consent.

paddirn,

Ahh yes, the company owned by Elon Musk, who famously called a diver a “pedophile” for criticizing his coffin submarine idea to rescue some kids. He’s also slashed budgets and cut manpower in all the important departments at twitter. That’s the person I’m most likely to trust with my personal information.

dipshit,

That’s just the price of the internet these days. Gotta click “Accept” on the terms and conditions. Gotta spit into the cup for the DNA tracking. Gotta take a selfie with a drivers license. Gotta send a certified letter from your home address after it’s been notorized by a notary. Gotta send in your social security card so it can be analysed and mailed back to you. Gotta get a full blood panel and dental records sent in for verification. Gotta take a photo of yourself nude and send it into the US copyright office. Gotta install the eye tracking software with the penile insert peripheral when it arrives.

But you know, it’s worth it if I get to send 1000 characters of non-elon-related-text on X.

abnormal_123,

I’m so intrigued about bot biometrics data science!

djmarcone,

X is safe and effective?

Since Elon has been very transparent about his goal of making X the everything app, by adding all this stuff and biometrics… For security?

What could possibly go wrong?

MaxPow3r11,

He’s also friends with Putin & other autocrats.

What could go wrong?

Oh yeah…Elon has been known to ban every antifascist. & he wants access to all of their information.

tabular,
@tabular@lemmy.world avatar

“Safety, security”

hsr,
@hsr@lemmy.dbzer0.com avatar

Are you trying to summon Louis Rossmann?

GitProphet,

They might also be going for the Lockpicking Lawyer.

tabular,
@tabular@lemmy.world avatar

Correct 🙃

pulaskiwasright,

This is a great new idiot test. Anyone who buys Musk’s reasoning is so stupid or dishonest that they can’t be trusted with anything.

RagingRobot,

It’s gotten to the point that I question anyone who links to Twitter now or has an account. Like why? Why not leave already?

Xlxlredditor_not,

I have an account dedicated to flaming Elon or Elon d-suckers. Whenever I get angry or pissy, I go there

MattTheTekie,

I just deleted my “X” because of this. I’ve been meaning for a while to get off of “X”.

Melco,

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    MattTheTekie,

    I didn’t have to upload a government ID, but that must suck!

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