Yet another case in link with Twitter and the Indian government has erupted after former security chief of micro-blogging site Peiter Zatko alleged that the Indian government forced the multi-national social media giant to recruit one of its agents on the company’s payroll.
Zatko in a series of further allegations said the Indian government had access to the user-sensitive data. In a disclosure submitted to US Securities and Exchange Commission Zatko raised issues of multiple security lapses against its former company.
However, the company has out rightly rejected all forms of allegations imposed on Twitter in sync with the Indian government and termed the entire development a false narrative.
"What we've seen so far is a false narrative about Twitter and our privacy and data security practices that are riddled with inconsistencies and inaccuracies and lacks important context," a Twitter spokesperson said in a statement issued in response to Zatko's allegations.
As per the report published in CNBC Twitter CEO, Parag Agrawal of Indian origin has denied any forms of allegation in a written statement that has gone viral on social media.
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The former executive of Twitter Zatko has made a huge allegation saying the Indian government’s agents were having access to the company’s most sensitive data which raises a serious question about the company’s data security infrastructure.
Zatko’s allegations were published by The Washington Post newspaper which sent the shock waves miles away here in India.
Zatko was fired from the company over his poor performance in January this year. The Twitter and Indian government had already been in a face-off after the company asked the local court back in India to overturn the government’s order that came in the form of IT Rules as it intends to exploit the company’s policy and deters the commitment to free speech.