Leah Nylen and Jason Leopold report: A previously undisclosed government-ordered audit of Twitter Inc.’s privacy and data controls missed failures later exposed by a whistleblower — raising questions about oversight of major technology platforms. The 2021 external audit, obtained by Bloomberg News in response to a public records request, concluded that the company had appropriate safeguards….
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Twitter security execs quit amid worries that Musk will violate FTC settlement
As someone who was an active user of Twitter for more than a decade, I cannot begin to communicate how utterly awful that platform has become in the past few years. First, it was all the disinformation and vileness by Trump supporters who seemingly refuse to understand that a private company is not a government…
An Update on Homeland Security Intelligence Reporting on Me
Benjamin Wittes reports: When I last checked in on the saga of the Department of Homeland Security’s intelligence reporting about me, I had a bit of a cliff-hanger on my hands. “Is the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) still filing intelligence reports about journalists?” I asked: It seems like a simple question. And I confess…
EPIC Urges PCLOB to Push for Meaningful Reform of Section 702 Surveillance
From EPIC.org: In comments on the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board’s Oversight Project examining section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), EPIC urged the Board to recommend that Congress prohibit “abouts” collection and warrantless backdoor searches. EPIC also urged the Board to recommend new and enhanced safeguards, including a larger role for FISC amici,…