Twitter has Lost the Fight to Keep Your Private Tweets Private

Internet • September 2012 • Views: 1,926

Very short article, so I could only post a few lines. Not good news for privacy.

Welp, looks like your tweets really aren’t protected by law. After months of haggling with the courts, Twitter has finally turned over the protected tweets of Occupy Wall Street protestor Malcolm Harris after his arrest in October. […]

Twitter’s loss here could set an unfortunate precedent. […]

More at Gizmodo…

H/T @TweetSmarter

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6 comments

researchok Sat, Sep 15, 2012 1:26:56am

I'm going back to a rotary phone.

PhillyPretzel Sat, Sep 15, 2012 1:10:06pm

In my best Ernestine voice, "one ringy dingy ..."

CuriousLurker Sat, Sep 15, 2012 2:30:28pm

re: #2 PhillyPretzel

In my best Ernestine voice, "one ringy dingy ..."

LOL!

Dark_Falcon Sat, Sep 15, 2012 4:51:00pm

It seems to me that the DA's request is reasonable. Those Tweets could clearly prove the defendants guilt or alternately might serve to disprove it. I say the prosecutors have a right to them.

CuriousLurker Sat, Sep 15, 2012 5:24:48pm

re: #4 Dark_Falcon

It seems to me that the DA's request is reasonable. Those Tweets could clearly prove the defendants guilt or alternately might serve to disprove it. I say the prosecutors have a right to them.

Did you read the articles linked to at the source? It's about reasonable expectation of privacy and protection against unreasonable searches and seizures, Fourth Amendment stuff. This sets a precedent—i.e. you have no expectation of privacy as long as a third party like Twitter has access to your data. Maybe not a big deal for your Twitter account, but it could be a very big deal where other accounts are concerned.

Decatur Deb Sat, Sep 15, 2012 11:51:57pm

If you want privacy, keep your own counsel. If something must be converted to text, type it on a pre-IBM Selectric manual typewriter, burn the ribbon, clean the roller, and hand-deliver it. That might work.

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