Twitter staffers say they are concerned by the rollout of features without the security reviews required by a consent decree the FTC reached with Twitter in May (Washington Post)

Chris Matthews / MarketWatch:
Lina Khan says she’s “extremely disturbed” by, and looking closely at, Mudge’s claim that Twitter misled the FTC about its compliance with a 2011 consent decree  —  FTC is ‘looking at this closely,’ Khan said  —  Federal Trade Commission Chairwoman Lina Khan said Tuesday she was …

Bill Toulas / BleepingComputer:
Brave says it will hide and block cookie consent notifications with an approach “more privacy-preserving” than similar systems used in other browsers  —  The Brave browser will soon allows users to block annoying and potentially privacy-harming cookie consent banners on all websites they visit.

Cat Zakrzewski / Washington Post:
FTC sanctions Uber-owned alcohol delivery company Drizly and its CEO for data privacy abuses; Drizly will have to implement new data controls and training  —  The agency’s rare decision to single out Drizly CEO Jason Rellas signals a new approach to data security abuses

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 …

Bloomberg:
Snap, which just reported its slowest quarterly revenue growth ever, will close its San Francisco office, saying it “was lightly used” due to flexible work  —  Snap Inc., which is cutting costs and relying more on remote work, is closing its office in San Francisco …

Bloomberg:
Remote work and tech layoffs hollow out San Francisco, where only 43.1% of workers are back at offices, compared to LA’s 46.1%, NYC’s 47.6%, and Austin’s 62.7%  —  San Francisco’s Salesforce Tower opened almost five years ago as a monument to the region’s tech-driven economy …