Twitter WikiLeaks Trial Goes Before Judge

Today, a judge heard arguments from six lawyers against sharing private information on Twitter with the US government. The issue of whether or not the US government had the right to access information – including IP addresses, phone numbers and private messages – from the Twitter accounts of individuals suspected of associating with WikiLeaks has wide implications for online privacy.

In the ongoing case involving WikiLeaks, Twitter and the US government, today marked the first hearing pertaining to overturning a subpoena which would give wide access to confidential information associated with Twitter users to the US government.