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Aug 2022
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Twitter: former employer reveals alleged...

Bbc World Service
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Former head of security alleges Twitter has major security problems that pose a threat to users' personal information. We hear the latest from Joseph Menn who covers hacking and privacy at the Washington Post. Outbreaks across Europe and North America of monkeypox have governments scrambling to secure supplies of treatments and vaccines to contain the dise ... Show More
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