Welcome to the Tech Meme Right Home for Thursday, August 25th, 2022. I'm Brian McCullough.

Today, the Twitter Whistleblower is a big concern for Twitter no matter what happens with the Elon stuff.

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Twitter whistleblower Peter Zatko will testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee on September 13th to examine his allegations of widespread security failures at Twitter, I want to point out that while

I've been thinking of this story largely in light of the Elon lawsuit, we shouldn't forget

this whole thing could have a serious impact on Twitter no matter what happens

with the acquisition, quoting the Washington Post.

Mr. Zacko's allegations of widespread security failures and foreign state actor interference at Twitter raise serious concerns.

If these claims are accurate, they may show dangerous data privacy and

security risks for Twitter users around the world, said Senators Richard

Durbin and Charles Grassley, the chair and the to the hearing they would quote take further steps as needed to get to the bottom

of these alarming allegations end quote. The hearing signals the mounting political

and regulatory headwinds for the social network in the wake of Zatko's complaint, which has prompted bipartisan concerns

about privacy and national security among lawmakers on Capitol Hill.

The allegations became public as lawmakers have pledged to pass legislation to protect Americans

data privacy and hold powerful social media companies accountable.

Twitter declined to comment on the hearing.

The company has pushed back on Zatko's allegations.

Company Spokeswoman Rebecca Hahn said that the company has long prioritized security and that

Zatko's disclosures appeared to be, quote, riddled with inaccuracies, end quote.

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