Earlier today Gawker published an alarming article detailing the exploits of a former Google engineer who allegedly used his internal clearances to access private Gmail and GTalk accounts so that he could spy on and harass people, including four minors. The article repeatedly points out how much trust and sensitive data the public has instilled in Google, and highlights that the company’s internal security policies may not be enough to maintain that

Here it is, the new Twitter.com experience. As you can see the entire thing has been revamped — yes, there are now videos and pictures, but these are on the side in the new right-side pane.

As Twitter said during the event, the site will be incrementally rolling out worldwide over the next few weeks. It just got turned on on my page, and at first glance it does look pretty amazing.