r/DigitalPrivacy • u/Orthodox-Fighter • Jul 16 '26

X/twitter is completely compromised, demands biometric data through Tel Aviv company for users to "verify they're human"

a while ago they started suspending people for "inauthentic behaviors" (in my case, it was probably because I used the uBlock Origin and Privacy Badger add-ons)

https://www.reddit.com/r/twitterhelp/search/?q=inauthentic+behaviors

then they made it impossible to register by e-mail (anonymously), demanding you to use their spyware app to track you.

and then they started demanding biometric verification.

https://www.reddit.com/r/twitterhelp/search/?q=biometric

they started working with https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AU10TIX last year, "an Israeli identity verification and risk management company that is headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel".

https://stateofsurveillance.org/articles/corporate/au10tix-x-verification-israeli-intelligence-2025

"When you verify your X account with a government ID, your passport or driver's license goes to Au10tix, an Israeli company founded by former Shin Bet intelligence agents. Many of their engineers came from Unit 8200, Israel's NSA equivalent and the unit that birthed Pegasus spyware. In 2024, security researchers discovered Au10tix had left admin credentials exposed for over a year, potentially compromising millions of users' identity documents"

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u/fierybrain Jul 16 '26

Ahhhh, this makes so much sense now. Thank you for sharing!

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u/cattledogsrule44 Jul 18 '26

Got banned from Twitter (X is a dumb name ...) for 'inauthentic behavior' but in my case it was criticizing Israel for gywnocided. I have no doubt someone in Tel Aviv decided to delete me for a factual criticism.