Twitter, the social media platform that has been embroiled in a number of privacy disputes in India in recent months, has announced that its updated privacy policy will take effect on Thursday, August 19. Twitter notes the changes in its privacy policy, which include those relating to Twitter Blue, Twitter Spaces, payment features, and the like, in a blog post informing users of its updated terms of service.
“We have made some updates to our Privacy Policy,” Twitter announced on its official website. “The updated Privacy Policy will go into effect on August 19, 2021. We believe you should always know what data we collect from you and how we use it, and that you should have meaningful control over both. We want to empower you to make the best decisions about the information that you share with us. That’s the basic purpose of this Privacy Policy.”
Twitter Spaces
Twitter Spaces, a social audio feature that enables users to host or participate in a live-audio virtual environment, is a key part of the updated privacy policy. Elaborating on how the company uses this voice data as per its policies, Twitter said that it produces audio transcripts for the conversations taking place on the platform. This text is then scrutinised for any potential violations of Twitter’s rules and guidelines. This is also used to, in turn, make “improvements” to the way the Twitter Spaces feature works, the company said.
Information on payments
A user’s payment information is collected by Twitter, which includes the credit or debit card number, expiration date, CVV code, and billing address. When money is sent using Twitter features or services to purchase advertising or other offerings, the company said it may receive information about the transaction, such as when it was made or “when a subscription is set to expire or auto-renew,” according to the company.
Content on video
Twitter also stated that it works with third-party partners to display their video content on the platform in order to improve user experience. “When you watch or otherwise interact with content from these partners, they may receive and process your personal data in accordance with their privacy policies,” Facebook said. “You can change your autoplay settings if you don’t want this content to play automatically. Keep in mind that if you share information like Direct Messages or protected Tweets with someone who uses a third-party service to access Twitter, the information may be shared with the third-party service.”
