Mudge details Twitter’s lack of logging, ongoing and ignored attempts to hack its systems, that it could “grade its own homework” to appease the FTC, and more (Zack Whittaker/TechCrunch)

Washington Post:
Interviews with current and former FTC officials describe chronic underfunding, leaving the agency without the personnel or expertise for enforcement and fines  —  Peiter ‘Mudge’ Zatko alleges that Twitter flouted its promises to regulators to build a comprehensive security program …

Natasha Singer / New York Times:
The FTC accuses homework help app Chegg of security lapses, including ~40M users’ personal info being stolen in 2018; Chegg agrees to boost its security  —  Chegg, a homework help app, exposed the data of 40 million users, including details about some students’ sexual orientation and religion, regulators said in a legal complaint.

Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch:
Leaked data from TheTruthSpy stalkerware network reveals its Android apps tracked the calls, locations, and other information of hundreds of thousands of people  —  Leaked data reveals the apps tracked locations and recorded calls of Americans  —  A massive cache of leaked data reveals …

Bloomberg:
US congressional aides say TikTok representatives have largely ignored Republican lawmakers, which could have serious consequences if the GOP retakes the House  —  There may be no more American form of unwinding than attending a football game.  So when TikTok Chief Executive Officer Shouzi Chew …

Nilay Patel / The Verge:
An interview with Signal president Meredith Whittaker on competition, government pressure to break encryption, what it’s like to hire a new CEO, and more  —  Signal messages are more private than iMessage and WhatsApp.  Here’s how.  —  Meredith Whittaker is the president of Signal …

Washington Post:
Peiter Zatko’s allegations offer details on Twitter’s misinformation policies and failures, including accepting a QAnon proponent into its Birdwatch program  —  A document from whistleblower Peiter Zatko that details the company’s failings in policing misinformation shows what happens when a business model fails