Dr. Damien P. Williams, MagusAug 31, 2023

The fuck you will.

There is literally no good reason for elon musk to have biometric, work history, and schooling data about the twitter user base, but there are a plethora or rather in fact an UNENDING NIGHTMARISH TIDE of bad ones. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-08-31/x-plans-to-collect-user-biometric-data-job-and-education-history

X, Formerly Twitter, Plans to Collect User Biometric Data, Job, Education

X, the social network that used to be known as Twitter, updated its privacy policy to include a new kind of user data it plans to collect: biometric.

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Show threadDr. Damien P. Williams, MagusAug 31, 2023
Between this and Patreon requiring creators to upload identifying images which their 3rd-party partner Jumio then claims the rights to use to train their facial recognition "AI," and the unfortunate lack of response about all of that from the EFF, I'm seriously trying to figure out how to initiate an FTC suit.
Show threadDr. Damien P. Williams, MagusAug 31, 2023
*Bangs Pots and Pans Together While Wandering Around Screaming* ALL OF THIS IS BAD. ALL OF THIS CAN BE STOPPED. EVERY SINGLE PART OF THIS IS BAD AND CAN BE STOPPED.
Show threadDr. Damien P. Williams, MagusSep 2, 2023

Twitter's new privacy policy takes effect 09/29/23, giving them the right to use your posts & all of your data to train musk's "AI."

Elon Musk's. "AI."

If you're still over there, now is the time to request your archived data, delete your posts, and stop using that site.

view-source:https://twitter.com/en/privacy

X Privacy Policy

Read X's Privacy Policy to learn about the information we collect, how it’s used, and the control you have over it.

Show threadCavyherd

@Wolven

Do you know if there's a way to bulk delete everything? Or do you have to go through it one by one?

Sep 3, 2023 at 1:32amWeb
Show threadkeeps vis.social runningSep 3, 2023

@cavyherd @Wolven I've been working on deleting one by one for many months. At some point, they stopped letting me have access to my posts, and I have to wait weeks for the next batch I can access and delete.

It's infuriating.

Show threadDreamGryphonSep 3, 2023

@cavyherd

There are websites you can use to delete your tweets: https://www.wikihow.com/Delete-All-Tweets :)

How to Delete All Tweets from Twitter/X: 3 Easy Ways

Completely clear your X account's history with these simple tools X, formerly known as Twitter, does not allow its users to delete Tweets in bulk, but that doesn't mean you can't remove all of your Tweets in other ways! If you only have a...

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