Twitter engineers can still use 'GodMode' to tweet as any account, claims whistleblower | Engadget

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Twitter engineers can still use 'GodMode' to tweet as any account, claims whistleblower

The new complaint says they could also delete and undelete tweets.Twitter has a new whistleblower, as another former employee has sounded the alarm about security issues,. The new complainant, who has spoken with Congress and the Federal Trade Commission , says any Twitter engineer still has access to an internal program — formerly called “GodMode” — that lets them tweet from any account.

The whistleblower’s complaint alleges GodMode remains on the laptop of any engineer who wants it, requiring only a production computer and a simple code change from “FALSE” to “TRUE.” Screenshots of the code, included in an October complaint filed with the FTC, show a warning to anyone attempting to use it: “THINK BEFORE YOU DO THIS.”

 

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pls no 🙏🏽

cool

elonmusk let me guess, you did not know.

Well that's a breach in security at some level, I'm sure.

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