Mudge said that Twitter had at least one shiny spy on its payroll and for good measure, he ripped into the FTC saying that the agency was quote in over its head. "It just feels like retribution against the CEO fired him at the timing that security and they happen to be not a good job on security," Mudge said.
It’s a big week on the Hill for tech companies. Kara and Scott discuss the testimonies of TikTok COO Vanessa Pappas and Twitter whistleblower, “Mudge.” Also, California’s Attorney General sued Amazon, Patagonia’s founder is giving the company away to help fight the climate crisis, and Kara's fired up about Link Rot. Plus, you'll want to stick around for our spiciest listener question yet.
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