Srikanth ஸ்‌ரீகாந்த்Nov 3, 2022
This thread and I have few more things to say on @The_Wire episode, specifically on #TekFog. So a 🧵
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RT @mrajshekhar
I have something to say.
For days now, I have listened to folks accuse @thewire_in and @svaradarajan of bad journalism.
Not to mention a whole lot of lamenting about how its newsroom has lost all its credibility. #1
https://twitter.com/mrajshekhar/status/1587488331851796480
m rajshekhar on Twitter

“I have something to say. For days now, I have listened to folks accuse @thewire_in and @svaradarajan of bad journalism. Not to mention a whole lot of lamenting about how its newsroom has lost all its credibility. #1”

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Show threadSrikanth ஸ்‌ரீகாந்த்Nov 3, 2022
Yes, Wire messed up and got fooled by screenshots - multiple times, over and over again. They are facing the music for the same now - and I wish truth comes at the end instead of witchhunt to get critical media down.
Show threadSrikanth ஸ்‌ரீகாந்த்Nov 3, 2022

Disclosing upfront, I wrote 3 stories (op-ed) pieces for #CashlessConsumer on digital payments.

The most recent one mentioned #TekFog in pass by manner - while trying to convey impact of payments data disclosure by Razorpay.

https://thewire.in/tech/razorpay-alt-news-controversy-digital-payments-privacy

The Razorpay-Alt News Controversy Opens Up a Can of Worms That Should Be Addressed

The digital payments ecosystem needs to urgently embed privacy and user rights into their systems to avoid an erosion of trust.

The Wire
Show threadSrikanth ஸ்‌ரீகாந்த்Nov 3, 2022

There is now some material questioning the truthfulness of screenshots used in #TekFog https://twitter.com/Banbreach/status/1584176336800661504

But doesn't that mean - #TekFog / professional troll farms are non-existant and there is no truth in entire series?

I don't believe so - Truth is somewhere middle.
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RT @Banbreach
#TekFog is a forgery.

Here's what we found:

1/n
https://twitter.com/Banbreach/status/1584176336800661504

Banbreach on Twitter

“#TekFog is a forgery. Here's what we found: 1/n”

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Show threadSrikanth ஸ்‌ரீகாந்த்

I found some material on Interwebs - something that looked like an 'early prototype' of TekFog and demo of which was mailed to interesting set of people. I put this out and asked for follow up by anyone.

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RT @logic
There is a pending follow up on #TekFog - that can still cover some ground to strengthen the case - which Wire probably is never interested. If you have some bandwidth - do DM.

You just need to email a set of interesting fol…
https://twitter.com/logic/status/1581638981493854208

Srikanth.CashlessConsumer | ஸ்‌ரீகாந்த் on Twitter

“There is a pending follow up on #TekFog - that can still cover some ground to strengthen the case - which Wire probably is never interested. If you have some bandwidth - do DM. You just need to email a set of interesting folks.”

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Show threadSrikanth ஸ்‌ரீகாந்த்Nov 3, 2022

Since its a #OSINT research, I am making this open. Which reporter pontifying / preaching journalism to @thewire_in wants to do journalism of following up? I am making the list public

If you want questions to ask - DM is still open. I believe there is some bit of truth out here

Show threadSrikanth ஸ்‌ரீகாந்த்Nov 3, 2022

Why would a fresher who was working in Persistant Systems put these email address' on his code to demo something called 'Fake Twitter'?

That is just the first question - there should be more.

My ask to wire from #TekFog days - was to put evidence in public. It still remains