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X plans to collect biometric data and employment histories under new privacy policy

  • X will start storing users' biometric data like facial recognition for security purposes.
  • The updated privacy policy allows X to gather information on users' job and education backgrounds to recommend jobs.
  • X is expanding services and data collection to become an "everything app" under CEO Elon Musk.
  • Experts have raised privacy concerns about X's collection of sensitive biometric and employment data.
  • The biometric data collection is currently only for X's premium subscribers, relating to a new verification feature.
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