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Is your contention that now you've been shown a more serious bug than you'd experienced previously that it's an indication that there were not similar or worse

Is your contention that now you've been shown a more serious bug than you'd experienced previously that it's an indication that there were not similar or worse bugs in existence before the takeover? Even if I myself hadn't experienced more serious bugs than those prior to the takeover, it'd still seem a stretch.

astrange 4y ago
I mean, yeah, bugs that get you in legal trouble are the worst kind. Their traditional largest issue is their terrible ad targeting but that's not gotten better.
- brigandish 4y ago
  Private tweets aren't private, they're limited audience. If you're saying something defamatory behind "private" tweets then, I hate to break it to you, it's still defamation. You might get some mitigation from limiting the audience but that's it.
  - astrange 4y ago
    Hm? I'm talking about private info leaks. GDPR fines are quite severe, you know.
    - brigandish 4y ago
      Like this one[1] from 2018? > Twitter has told an undisclosed number of users their private messages may have been leaked to third-parties for more than a year. > The software “bug”, which has since been fixed, involved direct messages between users and businesses that offer customer services via Twitter. > "The issue has persisted since May 2017," Twitter said. [1] https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-45609633 https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-45609633
      - astrange 4y ago
        Strange lack of detail there. What was the actual point of exposure? I wonder if that was a latent security issue that wasn't actually exploited. They did have problems like state actors getting spies hired and leaking data directly of course.
        brigandish 4y ago
        I would hazard that they weren’t in a position to know or be sure, given the whistleblower’s revelations, but also that they wouldn’t be publicising random bugs from their bug tracker without reason.

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Is your contention that now you've been shown a more serious bug than you'd experienced previously that it's an indication that there were not similar or worse

by brigandish 4y ago

astrange 4y ago
I mean, yeah, bugs that get you in legal trouble are the worst kind. Their traditional largest issue is their terrible ad targeting but that's not gotten better.
- brigandish 4y ago
  Private tweets aren't private, they're limited audience. If you're saying something defamatory behind "private" tweets then, I hate to break it to you, it's still defamation. You might get some mitigation from limiting the audience but that's it.
  - astrange 4y ago
    Hm? I'm talking about private info leaks. GDPR fines are quite severe, you know.
    - brigandish 4y ago
      Like this one[1] from 2018? > Twitter has told an undisclosed number of users their private messages may have been leaked to third-parties for more than a year. > The software “bug”, which has since been fixed, involved direct messages between users and businesses that offer customer services via Twitter. > "The issue has persisted since May 2017," Twitter said. [1] https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-45609633 https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-45609633
      - astrange 4y ago
        Strange lack of detail there. What was the actual point of exposure? I wonder if that was a latent security issue that wasn't actually exploited. They did have problems like state actors getting spies hired and leaking data directly of course.
        brigandish 4y ago
        I would hazard that they weren’t in a position to know or be sure, given the whistleblower’s revelations, but also that they wouldn’t be publicising random bugs from their bug tracker without reason.