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Twitter workforce diversity report: 'We have a lot of work to do'
Submitted by l33tdawg on Thu, 2014-07-24 00:21
In the wake of the NSA revelations last year, anyone and everyone in tech started publishing transparency reports about data requests.
Now the thing to do is apparently reveal statistics about corporate diversity -- most of which have not panned out to be the greatest selling points.
Nevertheless, Twitter is the latest in big tech to share the ethnic and gender makeup of its workforce. Simply put, the San Francisco-headquartered business doesn't exactly stand out from the pack.
Man kicked off Southwest flight after tweeting about rude gate agent
Submitted by l33tdawg on Thu, 2014-07-24 00:19
Public relations aren't the strong point of most airlines, but Southwest took it to an entirely new level recently after a tense incident between a passenger and a rude Southwest gate agent -- which led to hostilities, thinly veiled threats, and forcibly deleted tweets.
Twitter and Facebook spammers exploit MH17 crash
Submitted by l33tdawg on Tue, 2014-07-22 01:27
Scammers are using the MH17 disaster in east Ukraine to spread objectionable links, online security experts have warned.
A link to a pornographic website disguised as a video of the Malaysia Airlines crash was posted on a Facebook page dedicated to one victim.
Twitter Now Lets You Reset Your Password Via SMS
Submitted by l33tdawg on Mon, 2014-05-12 08:17
Twitter updated some of its security features recently and now allows users to reset passwords directly through a text message, which means you can be up and running on Twitter quicker than ever, should you forget your password or need to change it do to privacy concerns. Also, Twitter said it has bolstered its security in general.
Twitter tackles suspicious logins and password heists
Submitted by l33tdawg on Fri, 2014-05-09 09:07
Twitter has changed the way it handles passwords and has made it harder for attackers to take over users' accounts.
Post Heartbleed and a number of assaults on personal accounts, security is high on the agenda. Twitter said in a blog post that its changes are designed to preserve individual account integrity and clean up its authentication and password reset processes.