X, formerly Twitter, to collect biometric and employment data

The social media firm, formerly Twitter, will gather facial information if premium users give consent.

Technology reporter, BBC News

People signed up to its subscription service, X Premium, can choose to provide a selfie and photo ID for verification.This would be to "recommend potential jobs for you, to share with potential employers when you apply for a job".In May, X Corp acquired a tech recruiting service called Laskie, according to reports.

The company told the BBC: "X will give the option to provide their government ID, combined with a selfie, to add a verification layer.

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