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Is Twitter Handing Over Private Data to the Feds?
New York, 3:54 AM
Mon Nov 23
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07/14/09
Stone's statement:
"There is absolutely no element of truth to this allegation whatsoever."
The post should eventually be updated to reflect the edited version in our system.
07/14/09
I kinda already assumed that The Man probably has had some level of access to this for a while, but now just formally does.
Weren't people assuming that Iran even had the capability of finding people through Twitter (even though every other person in their country has the same first name?)
07/14/09
http://18.media.tumblr.com/jhrnRxFguptevnkaOknpncMIo1_500.jpg
07/14/09
07/14/09
Likewise, direct messages are assumed to be private, even between named Twitterers.
07/15/09
07/14/09
If they're doing it to see what one American is saying to another American as a form of wire-tapping, I'd say that's a different boat...