Whistleblower Lays Out Twitter's Data Security Troubles

Whistleblower Lays Out Twitter's Data Security Troubles

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The transcript discusses security issues at Twitter, highlighting how foreign adversaries exploit the platform by embedding agents to access sensitive data. It reveals that India and China have placed agents within Twitter, posing risks to user data privacy. The transcript also addresses Twitter's inadequate data deletion practices and the company's response to these allegations, emphasizing their independent hiring process and background checks.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is one of the main challenges Twitter faces regarding foreign adversaries?

Preventing them from accessing user data

Increasing the number of foreign employees

Reducing the number of tweets

Improving user interface design

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

According to the transcript, which countries were mentioned as having agents within Twitter?

Brazil and Japan

India and China

Canada and Australia

Russia and Germany

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What kind of information could foreign agents potentially access at Twitter?

User's favorite tweets

User's phone numbers and addresses

User's tweet history

User's follower count

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did the chief Privacy officer reveal about Twitter's data deletion practices?

Twitter deletes all user data immediately

Twitter encrypts all user data

Twitter sells user data to third parties

Twitter deactivates users but retains data

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How did Twitter respond to the allegations made by Mr. Zacco?

They denied the allegations

They confirmed the allegations

They ignored the allegations

They partially accepted the allegations

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