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The U.S. federal government has allocated at least $22 million for the development of "smart" clothing capable of surveillance and data collection. The largest allocation of this funding is a project called SMART ePants, which will design underwear and other clothing items capable of spying on their surroundings.

The U.S. federal government has allocated at least $22 million for the development of "smart" clothing capable of surveillance and data collection. The largest allocation of this funding is a project called SMART ePants, which will design underwear and other clothing items capable of spying on their surroundings.

This comes against the backdrop of the controversial Worldcoin project

Worldcoin has drawn criticism from privacy campaigners over its data collection.

(CTN NEWS) - X, the platform formerly recognized as Twitter, is set to commence the collection of biometric data and gather details regarding users'

The disclosures came in an update to the company's privacy policy, which added two sections related to the new data collection practice.

Increasing numbers of governments around the world are scrutinising Worldcoin, a crypto project co-founded by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman that was launched in July. Almost 2.3 million people globally have signed up to have their irises scanned by Worldcoin's "orb" devices in exchange for a digital ID and free cryptocurrency. Altman says its ID will allow users to, among other things, prove online that they are human, notably in a future world dominated by artificial intelligence.

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

Join us as we unravel the enigma of X, the social platform reimagined by Elon Musk, poised to collect biometric and employment data

X doesn’t define what it considers biometric, though other companies have used the term to describe data gleaned from a person’s face, eyes and fingerprints.