Notices by Jason Kint (jasonkint@mstdn.social)

Many people have been asking me over the last few months to share my Twitter threads regarding lawsuits threatening Google, Facebook and others over here. I'll try to be better as developments play out but here is one relevant to today. Thanks. https://mstdn.social/@jasonkint/110073102431369061

For those watching the TikTok hearing - a thread of something most of the public missed two months ago as it was unsealed in a federal court late on a Friday night. Facebook tried to keep it secret for years - a Sep 2018 "Status and Re-scoped Approach" from the unprecedented audit Mark Zuckerberg promised Congress during its Cambridge Analytica scandal. /1

Reminder, here is what Zuckerberg promised Congress. They had attempted to keep even the names of the two consultants sealed for years but failed because they promised the public they would do the audit to keep us safe. Not just for legal reasons. The case is currently being settled for a record amount. /2

This was the timeline. It looks like the project was kicked off in May at the "Project Analytica Summit." A catchy name I suppose. Reminder, this was basically to investigate the extent that their entire app platform was leaking data as they hacked for growth. /3

These were the apps that appear to have been immediately escalated as high-priority. Gibson Dunn being the lawyers, FTI and Stroz the secret forensic consultants. Any apps that stand out, let me know. Definitely AIQ and Mail dot ru. /4

Get this. Over 2 million apps fit the P0 priority list meaning they were created before 2015 and had access to sensitive user and friends' permissions. So again, that seems like a lot to me but what do I know. It's a big platform. /5

Let's get to where things started to get even more interesting related to TikTok hearing. High-risk countries for all of that accessible personal data across the Facebook platform. Russian developers in Iran? China? Russia? Yes, TikTok 2023 actually seems super, super benign compared to this. /6