Overly broad permissions can turn one compromised account into a much larger security problem. Learn how to reduce unnecessary access, review privileges, and apply least privilege across modern Linux systems. Review Linux Privileges×

Alerts This Week
Warning Icon 1 492
Alerts This Week
Warning Icon 1 492

Twitter Privacy Issue: Exposed Android Private Tweets Under Investigation

Calendar Jan 21, 2019 • User Avatar Anthony Pell
1 min read
General Esm H446
Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

privacy issue security flaw data exposure investigation social media GDPR compliance Android app

In October, after Twitter refused to give a user information about how it tracks him when he clicks on links in tweets (as is the right of EU citizens under the newly passed, sweeping General Data Protection Regulation [GDPR] privacy law), Irish privacy authorities launched an investigation into the platform’s privacy practices.

Things could get hairier still, given the major privacy glitch Twitter disclosed on Thursday.

The link for this article located at NakedSecurity / Sophos is no longer available.