X, formerly Twitter, to collect biometric and employment data

X, formerly known arsenic Twitter, volition cod biometric information connected its users, specified arsenic a photograph of their face, successful an update to its privateness policy.

People signed up to its subscription service, X Premium, tin take to supply a selfie and photograph ID for verification.

The argumentation besides states X whitethorn cod employment and acquisition history.

This would beryllium to "recommend imaginable jobs for you, to stock with imaginable employers erstwhile you use for a job".

There has been speculation that X whitethorn privation to connection recruitment services.

In May, X Corp acquired a tech recruiting work called Laskie, according to reports. It was the archetypal instrumentality implicit of a institution since Elon Musk bought Twitter, arsenic it was past known, past twelvemonth for $44bn (£34.7bn)

The caller privateness argumentation volition travel into unit 29 September.

It states: "We whitethorn cod and usage your idiosyncratic accusation (such arsenic your employment history, acquisition history, employment preferences, skills and abilities, occupation hunt enactment and engagement, and truthful on) to urge imaginable jobs for you, to stock with imaginable employers erstwhile you use for a job, to alteration employers to find imaginable candidates, and to amusement you much applicable advertising.'".

According to X, the postulation of biometric information - a word which covers information relating to a person's carnal attributes specified arsenic a facial scan oregon fingerprint - is for X Premium users.

The institution told the BBC: "X volition springiness the enactment to supply their authorities ID, combined with a selfie, to adhd a verification layer.

"Biometric information whitethorn beryllium extracted from some the authorities ID and the selfie representation for matching purposes. This volition additionally assistance america tie, for those that choose, an relationship to a existent idiosyncratic by processing their government-issued ID. This volition besides assistance X combat impersonation attempts and marque the level much secure."

Mr Musk has besides reiterated X's plans to springiness users the enactment to marque video and audio calls. He said the diagnostic "works connected iOS, Android, Mac & PC" and that nary telephone fig would beryllium needed.

"X is the effectual planetary code book", helium claimed.

However, determination was nary day fixed for erstwhile the caller calling diagnostic would beryllium available.

Mr Musk has an ambition to crook X into an "everything app", a one-stop-shop for assorted lone services, arsenic portion of that the summation of other features, and other updates to the privateness argumentation to alteration them, whitethorn good continue.