Musk Exposes Intel Access To Twitter DMs

[Rightguide]

FOX NEWS FLASH

Published April 17, 2023 9:58pm EDT

Elon Musk reveals US intel agencies had 'full access' to private Twitter DMs, discloses new encryption feature​

Part two of Elon Musk's interview with Tucker Carlson will air Tuesday at 8 p.m. ET on Fox News Channel​

By Yael Halon | Fox News

In what has been described as one of the most "jaw-dropping" moments of the two-part conversation, Musk accused his predecessors at Twitter of allowing U.S. and foreign intelligence agencies to read users’ direct messages on the platform, calling it among the most "absurd" discoveries he made since purchasing the company for $44 billion.

"The degree to which government agencies effectively had full access to everything that was going on on Twitter blew my mind," Musk told Carlson. "I was not aware of that." "Yes," Musk replied. "Because the DM's aren't encrypted."

Musk said he is moving to create a feature that would give users the option to encrypt direct messages with the hopes of limiting government interference. Musk said he hopes to unveil the new addition later this month.

If the encryption option is selected, "no one at Twitter can see what you're talking about," he explained. "You could put a gun to my head and I couldn't tell you," he told Carlson. "That's how it should be."

More here: https://www.foxnews.com/media/elon-...-twitter-dms-discloses-new-encryption-feature

I'm sure the IC will be jumping out of their asses with this annoucement.

 

[ll74]

Is it Twitter freedom Friday again?

If you didn't think they were able to get access to any social media posts or correspondence, then you're just an idiot. If you're upset about it, work to repeal the Patriot act

Btw, the government still can access twitter dms..Musk hasn't repealed the Patriot act.

 

[Rightguide]

Is it Twitter freedom Friday again?

If you didn't think they were able to get access to any social media posts or correspondence, then you're just an idiot. If you're upset about it, work to repeal the Patriot act

Btw, the government still can access twitter dms..Musk hasn't repealed the Patriot act.

As usual, you miss the point. Formerly Twitter "voluntarily" gave that access to the IC. They didn't have to without a warrant.

 

[ll74]

As usual, you miss the point. Formerly Twitter "voluntarily" gave that access to the IC. They didn't have to without a warrant.

No, you're missing the point. Government uses the Patriot act to do shady shit all the time. And still do under Musk.

Musk isn't doing anything different.

 

[Rightguide]

No, you're missing the point. Government uses the Patriot act to do shady shit all the time. And still do under Musk.

Musk isn't doing anything different.

The Patriot Act does not and cannot supersede the Fourth Amendment rights of American citizens. Americans have every right to encrypt their electronic messages (an electronic envelope) that requires a search warrant to view, just like they have to do to open and view a conventional envelope.

 

[ll74]

The Patriot Act does not and cannot supersede the Fourth Amendment rights of American citizens. Americans have every right to encrypt their electronic messages (an electronic envelope) that requires a search warrant to view, just like they have to do to open and view a conventional envelope.

Lol...ok....Musk exposed it....he is the savior

The only current message you can pass online without risking the government seeing it is an encrypted message. And that's being chopped away at as well.

If you don't want people reading your shit, don't put it online or even on your PC without encryption.

 

[Rightguide]

Lol...ok....Musk exposed it....he is the savior

Yes, that is the point.

 

[ll74]

Yes, that is the point.

I'm sure he appreciates your fanboyism.

If you didn't think the government had access before, and he is the one who showed you, that truly says more about you.

 

[phrodeau]

What do you suppose Musk does with all the Starlink data from Ukraine?