Owing to Twitter's "strict" privacy policy some crucial data might have been deleted: Report
7 years, 5 months ago

Owing to Twitter's "strict" privacy policy some crucial data might have been deleted: Report

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By analysing Twitter data, the investigators could have established a “pattern of life behaviour”, determining the Russian influence on the elections. As Twitter handed over to the US Senate the details of 201 handles linked to alleged Russian efforts to meddle in the presidential elections last year, a separate report has suggested that the micro-blogging website might have deleted data crucial to the probe. “The investigators also believe that their best hope for identifying who was behind these operations, how they collaborated with one another and their suspected links to the Kremlin lie buried within the data accumulated in recent years by Twitter,” the report said. Federal investigators now believe Twitter was one of Russia’s most potent weapons in its efforts to promote Donald Trump over Hillary Clinton, the officials who spoke on condition of anonymity, were quoted as saying.

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Donald Trump: Why the president’s data-deletion spree spells trouble for the economy—and our lives.
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Associated Press  

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US intel reveals Russia plans to meddle in 2024 election
8 months, 2 weeks ago

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The Independent  

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Whistleblower: China, India had agents working for Twitter
2 years, 6 months ago

Whistleblower: China, India had agents working for Twitter

Associated Press  

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5 takeaways from Twitter whistleblower Peiter Zatko
2 years, 7 months ago

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Associated Press  

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2 years, 10 months ago

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Twitter Accused of Breaking Law in Russia by Failing to Delete Banned Content
4 years ago

Twitter Accused of Breaking Law in Russia by Failing to Delete Banned Content

News 18  

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Twitter being criticised for not taking action against phony 'fact-check' account
5 years, 4 months ago

Twitter being criticised for not taking action against phony 'fact-check' account

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Twitter apologises and admits to user data leak
5 years, 7 months ago

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India TV News  

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Russia opens civil proceedings against Facebook, Twitter over local data laws
6 years, 2 months ago

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Firstpost  

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Facebook knew of Russian involvement from 2014, but didn’t act on it: Report
6 years, 4 months ago

Facebook knew of Russian involvement from 2014, but didn’t act on it: Report

Firstpost  

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Facebook faces record UK fine over Cambridge Analytica scandal
6 years, 8 months ago

Facebook faces record UK fine over Cambridge Analytica scandal

India TV News  

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Facebook knew that Cambridge Analytica was harvesting data for over 2 years, confirms Sheryl Sandberg
6 years, 11 months ago

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Firstpost  

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Facebook data whistleblower: 'fake news to the next level'
7 years ago

Facebook data whistleblower: 'fake news to the next level'

Firstpost  

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UK information commissioner probing Facebook over illegal data use allegations after Cambridge Analytica was suspended
7 years ago

UK information commissioner probing Facebook over illegal data use allegations after Cambridge Analytica was suspended

Firstpost  

Facebook suspended the company over allegations it retained improperly obtained user data after claiming it had deleted the information. Britain’s information commissioner is investigating whether Facebook data was “illegally acquired and used,” after the social network suspended Cambridge Analytica, a firm that worked for US President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign. The British probe is part of a broader inquiry into …

Facebook critics want regulation, investigation after data misuse
7 years ago

Facebook critics want regulation, investigation after data misuse

Live Mint  

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AP Exclusive: Russia Twitter trolls deflected Trump bad news
7 years, 4 months ago

AP Exclusive: Russia Twitter trolls deflected Trump bad news

Associated Press  

SAN FRANCISCO — Disguised Russian agents on Twitter rushed to deflect scandalous news about Donald Trump just before last year’s presidential election while straining to refocus criticism on the mainstream media and Hillary Clinton’s campaign, according to an Associated Press analysis of since-deleted accounts. Tweets by Russia-backed accounts such as “America_1st_” and “BatonRougeVoice” on Oct. 7, 2016, actively pivoted away …

Facebook says some 126 million Americans may have been influenced by Russian political posts
7 years, 4 months ago

Facebook says some 126 million Americans may have been influenced by Russian political posts

ABC  

Facebook has said Russia-based operatives published tens of thousands of posts on the social network over a two-year period in an effort to sway US politics, adding that some 126 million Americans may have seen the posts during that time. Separately, Twitter has reportedly found 2,752 accounts linked to Russian operatives, a source familiar with the company's written testimony said …

Russian hackers use Twitter, Photos to reach US computers: Report
9 years, 7 months ago

Russian hackers use Twitter, Photos to reach US computers: Report

Firstpost  

Russian government-backed hackers who penetrated high-profile US government and defence industry computers this year used a method combining Twitter with data hidden in seemingly benign photographs, according to experts studying the campaign. In a public report Wednesday, researchers at security company FireEye Inc said the group used the unusual tandem as a means of communicating with previously infected computers. Vikram …

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