Casey Newton
Twitter launched encrypted DMs with the project lead falsely saying the program had been audited by an outside firm. In fact, @zoeschiffer.bsky.social and I report today, no contract had been signed https://www.platformer.news/p/why-you-cant-trust-twitters-encrypted
Why you can't trust Twitter's encrypted DMs

A promised audit hasn't actually happened, sources say. PLUS: Twitter's Turkey problem, and a new CEO

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May 16, 2023 at 12:37amIvory for Mac
Show threadninavizzMay 16, 2023
@caseynewton omg they believed Trail of Bits would fall for that?! 😂
Show threadRobert GuillamMay 16, 2023

@caseynewton Also in the post:

Maybe Yaccarino and Musk will get along famously and help to rebuild the ad business that he has spent the past six months cheerfully undermining. Or maybe he will tire of her pushback, as he has tired of so many of his previous executives, and she’ll be looking for new work again within months.

In any case, the fact that she’s taking over for a Shiba Inu would seem to say a lot about what Musk thinks of the role

Show threadJason Culverhouse May 16, 2023
@RoboGorillaman @caseynewton any crypto newbie knows “not your keys, not your crypto” and in this case twitter holds the private key in a public key cryptography system. There is nothing secure about this.
Show threadJim ParsonsMay 16, 2023

@caseynewton @zackwhittaker

Obfuscation is core to *ALL* #SiliconValley #BigTech business models (and has been for years)

🇺🇸 #TechnoFascist oligarchs & #VC's who intentionally lie, distract and gaslight is now considered #DisruptiveInnovation

#Democracy

Show threadaardvarkMay 16, 2023
@caseynewton lying about an audit sounds a lot like the kind of fraud that can loop in regulators and law enforcement
Show threadmsgbi Markus SagebielMay 16, 2023
@caseynewton @charles_ex
Show threadEcranMobileFrMay 16, 2023
@caseynewton tsssss tsss Elon... Not fair trade....
Show threadMike SpoonerMay 16, 2023
@caseynewton LOL at "Musk’s ready-fire-aim approach".