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Fortune
Chloe Taylor

Musk’s X now wants your biometric data, as well as your job and education history

Chief Executive Officer of SpaceX and Tesla and owner of Twitter, Elon Musk gestures as he attends the Viva Technology conference dedicated to innovation and startups at the Porte de Versailles exhibition centre on June 16, 2023 in Paris, France. (Credit: Joel Saget—AFP/Getty Images)

Elon Musk's X, the social media giant formerly known as Twitter, is rolling out its new privacy policy, and it's a game-changer in data collection. From Sept. 29, the company is casting a wider net to scoop up even juicier user data.  

Key changes in the updated version include clauses about X collecting users’ biometric data as well as information on their employment and educational backgrounds.  

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