Zatko also raises questions about Twitter’s financial relationship with unnamed “Chinese entities.” The complaint states that Twitter is “dependent upon revenue coming from Chinese entities even though the Twitter service is blocked in China.” The money led to “concerns within Twitter that the information the Chinese entities could receive would allow them to identify and learn sensitive information about Chinese users who successfully circumvented the block, and other users around the world.
Regarding Twitter’s operations in India, the complaint alleges that the Indian government “forced” the company to hire at least one government agent who “would have access to vast amounts of Twitter’s sensitive data.” It later says that a U.S. government source warned the company that “one or more particular company employees were working on behalf of another particular foreign intelligence agency.” The document doesn’t specify what country the source was referring to.
Notably, it’s not the first time Twitter has dealt with an employee accused of spying for another country. A former Twitter worker was recently convicted of acting as an agent. Prosecutors alleged the man was paid to turn over sensitive information about dissidents. Elsewhere in the complaint, Zatko states that Twitter repeatedly caught employees “intentionally installing spyware on their work computers at the request of external organizations” even though it was against the company’s policy to do so.
Twitter didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment on the claims. The company previously toldand CNN the complaint was “riddled with inaccuracies.” Members of Congress, including the Senate Intelligence Committee, have already said they areAll products recommended by Engadget are selected by our editorial team, independent of our parent company. Some of our stories include affiliate links. If you buy something through one of these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.
His credibility knows no bounds
Yeah right.. They want to operate like an independent entity in every country, irrespective of local laws or sovereign countries and this won't fly as Twitter has enormous power in social discourse & narratives.
Does Twitter have access to sensitive or classified documents? Do they already sell user information to anyone willing to buy it? I struggle to see how a social media company like Twitter becomes a national security risk.
Uh, no. They would need a security clearance
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