Fri Sep 1, 2023 – 2:41 pm EDTFri Sep 1, 2023 – 3:06 pm EDT
(LifeSiteNews) — The social media platform X, formerly Twitter, will begin collecting biometric and employment information from some of its users according to a Thursday policy update, prompting concerns that general online privacy will be further eroded.
“Based on your consent, we may collect and use your biometric information for safety, security, and identification purposes,” reads part of X’s new privacy policy.
A company representative explained to Bloomberg that X Premium users can opt to provide their government ID and a picture, and that biometric data will be collected from both in order to verify user identity.
“This will additionally help us tie, for those that choose, an account to a real person by processing their government issued ID,” X said in a statement. “This will also help X fight impersonation attempts and make the platform more secure.”
The official policy update comes amid a user lawsuit accusing X of capturing, storing, and using Illinois residents’ biometric data, including facial signatures, without their consent.
Biometric data, including fingerprints and face scans, are increasingly being used to verify personal identity on online
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