Twitter Is Today’s Talmud. Which Is Why Men Suck At Following Women.
But over the past few years, much of the surging and chaotic energy of social media has migrated to Twitter, which encourages us to announce our thoughts to the general public without any expectation of privacy at all. Through Twitter's democratizing medium, I have been exposed to perspectives I … Read …
Twitter is the latest tech giant losing its security chief
A Twitter spokesperson has confirmed that the company's chief information security officer Michael Coates, who joined in 2015, is leaving. As first reported by the The Verge, he announced the move internally three weeks ago and is leaving to start his own company. Read More
MOVES-Twitter, Google security executives to leave companies
The move was announced internally a few weeks back, according to his Twitter post. bit.ly/2IHxf6F. Twitter was not immediately available for comment on the departure. Separately, the director of information security engineering at Alphabet Inc's Google, Michal Zalewski, said on Twitter that he would be … Read More
Twitter chief information security officer reportedly exiting
According to The Verge, sources say Twitter's Chief Information Security Officer, Michael Coates, announced internally about three weeks ago that he was stepping away from his role, but there was no external announcement. The security head is reportedly leaving to start his own company. It's turning … Read More
Twitter security chief Michael Coates is leaving to launch a startup
Michael Coates, Twitter's chief information security officer, is leaving the company after three years in the role. Coates announced the move in a tweet on Wednesday, saying that he was leaving Twitter to cofound a security startup. A longtime executive in the security industry who once worked at Mozilla, … Read …
Mark Zuckerberg finally reacts, but Twitter’s not impressed
After five days, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg finally responded to the Cambridge Analytica scandal that began to unfold late last Friday. Naturally, it was done via a Facebook post. Unfortunately for Zuckerberg, many netizens didn't seem too impressed. "We have a responsibility to protect your data, … Read More
Twitter’s Chief Information Security Officer Departs
His departure comes at a critical time for Twitter, which has been under intense scrutiny from lawmakers for failing to prevent foreign meddlers, bots and fake accounts from running rampant. Coates' exit comes shortly after news reports that Facebook Inc.'s chief security officer, Alex Stamos, is planning to … Read More
Twitter and Square’s Jack Dorsey: Bitcoin Will Be World’s Single Currency
Twitter recently made headlines when it announced that it would be following in the footsteps of Facebook and Google by banning cryptocurrency and ICO-related ads. The social media giant is allegedly joining the fight to prevent scammers and fake companies from having their time in the limelight, … Read More
Twitter is latest tech company to lose its security chief
Twitter Inc.'s TWTR, +4.40% chief information security officer, Michael Coates, is leaving the company, amid a wave of security-chief departures from major tech companies this week. Coates confirmed his departure in a tweet Wednesday, after the news was first reported by The Verge. Coates said he … Read More
Amnesty International says Twitter doesn’t respect women’s human rights — and it’s projecting …
Amnesty International has launched a #ToxicTwitter campaign to accompany a newly-released report detailing Twitter's failure to create an environment that respects women's human rights. As part of the campaign, Amnesty projected images of real abusive tweets received by women on the Twitter … Read More