Sources: Swiss company Mitto, which offers text message services to companies, tells clients co-founder Ilja Gorelik has departed after surveillance accusations
Ryan Gallagher / Bloomberg : Tweets: @rj_gallagher , @tsgiles , and @bradstone Tweets: Ryan Gallagher / @rj_gallagher : “The lack of regulation & accountability has brought unnecessary privacy & security risks to mobile users across the globe,” said Gary Miller, mobile security researcher at @CitizenLab. https://www.bloomberg.com/... Tom Giles / @tsgiles : Mitto, provider of automated text messaging services to Google, Twitter, WhatsApp, tells customers that COO Ilja Gorelik is no longer at the firm. Follows scoop by @rj_gallagher re Gorelik's alleged involvement in side spying business. https://twitter.com/... Brad Stone / @bradstone : Last week, @rj_gallagher reported that a co-founder of Mitto AG, which sends those automated text messages with security codes, was using the tech to help governments track people. Mitto is now telling clients he has left the firm: https://www.bloomberg.com/... via @technology