Disclosure detailing alarming allegations about twitter security practices. Without objection, his disclosure will be entered into the record. The name is peter. Thank you for joining us. You are here to serve a subpoena, so that the public can hear the details of your disclosure. Youve alleged a number of security flaws and weaknesses within, flaws that may pose a direct threat to the safety and privacy of twitters hundreds of millions of users as well as Americas National security. This actually began in 20 11 when the ftc, the federal trade commission, first concluded that twitter was playing fast and loose with user data. They found that twitter had deceived customers and put their privacy at risk by failing to safeguard their personal information. The company was ordered by the ftc to protect the security, privacy, confidentiality and integrity of user data. But you have claimed those changes have never been made. And more broadly, you have alleged that compared to other companies
In 2006, the new social networking made its debut and jack dorsey posted a message quote, just setting up my twitter and allowed them to share messages and in the coming years it was an important source of news and social discourse as it gathered millions of users. Twitter played an outsized role in politics, culture and democracy. We want to take you te coverage to the hearing. He was terminated by twitter. Last month, this individual had a number of alarming allegations about twitter security practices without objection, his disclosure will be entered in the record. He is more commonly known as mudge. You are here pursuant to a subpoena, not because you were opposed to appearing before the committee but the public can hear the details of your disclosure. You have alleged a number of flaws and weaknesses within twitter, flaws that may be a direct threat to twitter of users and Americas National security. The story began in 2011 when the f. T. C. Concluded that twitter was playing fast
Monitor employee access to private data. He is also known by a hacker name and was fired by twitter in january this year after working for a little more than two years. Twitter plays an outsize role in politics, culture, and democracy itself. As twitter has grown, so do the risks. In july 2020, two teenagers hacked the accounts of twitter employees, gaining access to a number of highprofile accounts, including now President Biden and former president obama. Those two teenagers sent a series of tweets and scam twitter users out of more than 100,000 in bitcoin. In response, the ceo of twitter jack dorsey turned to a trusted name in the world cybersecurity to lead an overhaul of twitters security practices. And for more than a year, that is what this individual tried to do, until he was terminated by twitter and their new ceo this past january. Last month, this individual released a whistleblower disclosure detailing a number of alarming allegations about twitters security practices. With
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