伊隆麝香XIs Going to Find Out Where You Work and Another Very Personal Piece of Data — Here's WhyThe company, formerly known as Twitter, made some changes to its privacy policy on Thursday.

Users' privacy is at stake as SpaceX founder and Tesla CEOElon Muskforges ahead with his plan to make X, formerly Twitter, an "everything app."

X will start collecting its users'biometricand employment data on September 29, the company revealed in an update to itsprivacy policyon Thursday.

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According to the privacy policy, X may gather and use users' biometric data "for safety, security, and identification purposes." The company will do the same with employment history to facilitate career searches, including recommending potential jobs and allowing employers to find potential candidates.

Platforms can usebiometrics, such as fingerprints and facial scans, to authenticate people when they log in or make a transaction. X could theoretically collect that information through photos or videos by asking people to turn on their cameras, though the company has yet to explain how it will work,CNBCreported.

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"X is the future state of unlimited interactivity — centered in audio, video, messaging, payments/banking — creating a global marketplace for ideas, goods, services, and opportunities," the company's new CEO Linda Yaccarinowroteon the platform in July.

X is the future state of unlimited interactivity – centered in audio, video, messaging, payments/banking – creating a global marketplace for ideas, goods, services, and opportunities. Powered by AI, X will connect us all in ways we're just beginning to imagine.

— Linda Yaccarino (@lindayaX)July 23, 2023

Last year,Xreportedly purchased job recruitment tool Laskie,Bloombergreported, and in April, the company signed a deal with Israeli stock trading app eToro, per CNBC.