Court says tweeters can have no expectation of privacy
(NEWSER) - In a key case concerning online privacy rights, a federal court has ordered Twitter to turn over information on three tweeters believed linked to WikiLeaks documents. The Justice Department had sought information on the trio, including IP addresses, which could be used to track down their computers without a warrant. The three—US computer expert Jacob Appelbaum, a member of Iceland's parliament, and a Dutch citizen—argued in court that their IP addresses should be protected private information, that the demand for information was too broad, and that the action violated their right to free speech, reports the New York Times. More»
