Twitter is in the spotlight after the revelations of one of its former employees, Peiter Zatko. The above security framework points to serious security flaws, particularly in terms of users’ personal data, in the social network. While the American Congress analyzes the documents, in France it is the Cnil that has taken charge of the file.
Deep analysis
According to information from FigaroThe Commission indicates this Wednesday, August 24, to be “under study” of the documents.
Many accusations have been made against the social network by its former employee. Among them, a significant lack of security, particularly at the level of servers running “outdated” software, easy access to high levels of control within the company, or even concealment of hacking attempts.
The Cnil should examine in particular the issue of personal data, whose management within Twitter is criticized by its former executive. The disclosures indicate, in particular, that in the event of deletion of an account by a user, the latter’s personal data is not deleted. An illegal practice under the RGPD, the European regulation on the protection of personal data.
Source: BFM TV
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