Do you Follow @WikiLeaks? Your Private Tweets Could be Compromised

The WikiLeaks scandal flared up again this weekend, and this time Twitter took center stage: the US Justice Department issued a subpoena for tweets pertaining to several people suspected of being associated with WikiLeaks, as well as the official @WikiLeaks account. And – in a move that has online privacy advocates up in arms – the subpoena extends to anyone following these accounts, too.

The subpoena was issued December 14th, and a full text copy can be found at Salon.com.

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