Twitter Is ‘Terrified’ of French Regulator and 6 other Takeaways from Whistleblower’s Senate Testimony
Former Twitter exec Peiter ‘Mudge’ Zatko described flaws with the company’s security and with US privacy protections in general.
Twitter Whistleblower Claims ‘Extreme, Egregious Deficiencies’ for Security, Privacy and Spam
If the claims are true, Twitter faces the collapse of its bid to force a takeover by Elon Musk plus enormous fines for violating FTC orders.
Twitter Responds to Privacy Breach by Telling Users Not to Register Their Regular Phone Numbers
Details for 5.4 million accounts were breached, prompting Twitter to find new ways to shift responsibility for privacy on to users.
China Joins Russia in Preparing to Shoot Down US Comms Satellites
Chinese researchers say Starlink satellites could be used to ram China’s spare hardware, but what they really fear is free speech.
Why Massive Political Bias in Email Spam Algorithms Is Problematic for Free Speech More Generally
Academics at North Carolina State University proved Google, Microsoft and Yahoo have biased email filters.
Modi Bitcoin Twitter Hack Offers a Clue about the Future of Disinformation
75mn followers of the Indian Prime Minister were encouraged to buy Bitcoin, but it seems none of them did.
Arbitrary Decisions Undermine Social Networks
Businesses come under political fire when they lose popular support. The increase in hostility to social networks has been both rapid and ironic.
Anti-Virus Mogul John McAfee Charged with Using Twitter for Cryptocurrency Securities Fraud
McAfee claimed his phone and Twitter account had been taken over soon after he began promoting cryptocurrencies.
RAG TV: Boosting Profits with Engineering Governance
Yesterday’s episode of RAG TV saw Nikhil Sehgal of Colt explaining the role of engineering governance, and Steffen Öftring of SIGOS talking about web-based risk training.
FBI Investigates Hacking of Elite Twitter Accounts by Bitcoin Scammers
Some suspect insiders were paid to give access to the accounts of VIPs including Barack Obama, Elon Musk and Kanye West.