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Musk Subpoenas Twitter Whistleblower in Buyout Battle

Elon Musk has formally subpoenaed a Twitter whistleblower to share information about spam accounts at the social network, as the billionaire fights in court to back out of a massive buyout deal. Musk has tried to pull out of the $44 billion agreement by saying Twitter misled him on the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Elon Musk subpoenas Twitter whistleblower hoping to prove company lied

Elon Musk's legal team is demanding to hear from Twitter's whistleblowing former security chief, who could help bolster Musk's case for backing out of a $44 billion deal to buy the social media company.

France 24

Chris Dawson awaits murder trial verdict, Britney Spears makes new conservatorship allegations, and NASA calls off moon rocket launch — as it happened

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Elon Musk subpoenas Twitter whistleblower ahead of trial

Elon Musk’s legal team is demanding to hear from a whistleblowing former Twitter executive who could help bolster Musk’s case for backing out of a $44 billion deal to buy the social media company

The Independent UK

Musk lawyers subpoena Twitter whistleblower

Musk argues Twitter misrepresented key user metrics, including monetizable daily active users.

Axios

Data protection bill likely to be presented in Budget Session, says Ashwini Vaishnaw

Draft legislation will be out for consultation soon, says Union Communication Minister

The Hindu

Twitter’s whistleblower has pitched up at a very inconvenient moment

A long and detailed complaint about lax practices by the social media firm’s former security chief must be music to Elon Musk’s ears

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Twitter Stock Was A "Sell" Even Before Whistleblower Revealed Security Issues

Social media company Twitter (TWTR) has been experiencing a rough time. In addition to poor second-quarter performance, TWTR is fighting a legal battle with Elon Musk over his decision to abandon a $44 billion deal to buy the communications company. Moreover, the situation has gotten worse for TWTR since its…

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Twitter stonewalls queries on whistleblower’s claims

Twitter officials were summoned by Parliamentary Panel on IT on the subject of data privacy

The Hindu

Fears for China’s Twitter users after ethical ‘compromise’ claims

Peiter Zatko’s allegations raise questions about big tech’s responsibility towards users in authoritarian countries.

Al Jazeera

Benzinga Before The Bell: Twitter Whistleblower Peiter Zatko To Depose Before Senate Panel, GameStop To Boost Employee Compensation To Drive Growth, California Proposes Total Ban On New Gasoline Car Sales By 2035 And Other Top Financial Stories Thursday, August 25

Reuters Stuck By Chip Shortage, Stellantis Halts Production In Sochaux Plant

Benzinga

Musk Lawyers Seize on Twitter Whistleblower Revelations

Elon Musk's lawyers jumped Wednesday on the revelations of a Twitter whistleblower to try to force the platform to surrender vast amounts of information for their fight to cancel the billionaire's buyout bid. The Tesla boss's team told a US judge the former Twitter security chief's allegations of major security…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Congress wants to hear what Twitter whistleblower has to say

U.S. lawmakers are anxious to hear from Twitter’s former security chief, who has alarmed Washington with allegations that the influential social network misled regulators about its cyber defenses and efforts to control fake accounts

The Independent UK

A Cop Rear-Ended a Car, Sending a Toddler to the Hospital. The Car's Driver Was Breathalyzed. The Cop Wasn't.

Plus: Twitter whistleblower reports, court says FDA must reconsider vaping products, and more...

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Benzinga

Benzinga Before The Bell: Top Amazon Seller Succumbs To Economic Meltdown, Twitter To Tackle Toxic Content, Spam Bots, Bed Bath & Beyond Secures Loan Deal As It Tries To Stay Afloat And Other Top Financial Stories Wednesday, August 24

CNBC Top Amazon Seller Succumbs To Economic Meltdown

The Guardian - US

How Twitter’s whistleblower could boost Elon Musk’s legal battle

Peiter Zatko, former security chief, brought allegations of widespread security threats and spam concerns against the company

The Independent UK

5 takeaways from Twitter whistleblower Peiter Zatko

Startling new revelations from Twitter’s former head of security, Peiter Zatko, have raised serious new questions about the security of the platform’s service, its ability to identify and remove fake accounts, and the truthfulness of its statements to users, shareholders and federal regulators

Tribune News Service

Twitter faces legal, political peril in whistle-blower case

A whistle-blower complaint from Twitter Inc.’s former head of security, claiming severe shortcomings in the social media company’s handling of users’ personal data, will have wide ramifications for the business.

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A former employee accuses Twitter of big security lapses in a whistleblower complaint

Twitter's former security head is accusing the company of ignoring major security vulnerabilities and misrepresenting the number of fake accounts on the platform.

The Independent UK

Whistleblower: bad news for Twitter, good news for Musk?

Elon Musk has spent months trying to get out of his $44 billion agreement to buy Twitter, saying the company has undercounted its fake and spam accounts

Al Jazeera

Former Twitter security chief blows whistle on lax practices

Peiter Zatko has accused the company of ‘deliberate ignorance’ regarding the site’s spam accounts.

The Hindu

Indian government forced Twitter to put ‘agent’ on payroll, grant access to user data, says former security chief

Whistle-blower alleges that the company misled regulators about deficiencies in its ability to protect users against hackers or even spam

Asharq Al-Awsat

Whistleblower Accuses Twitter of Cybersecurity Negligence

A former head of security at Twitter alleged that the company misled regulators about its cybersecurity defenses, privacy protections and its ability to detect and root out fake accounts, according to a whistleblower complaint filed with US officials. The revelation could create serious legal and financial problems for the social…

The Guardian - US

Twitter whistleblower alleges ‘egregious deficiencies’ in security measures

Peiter Zatko says company deceived users, board members and the federal government about the strength of its security measures

Financial Times

Twitter covered up security flaws and fake accounts, says whistleblower

Social network dismisses ‘false’ claims that could bolster Elon Musk’s attempt to abandon $44bn deal

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