US Court Rules Against Privacy and Grants DOJ Access to WikiLeaks Twitter Accounts
A federal judge ruled on Friday that the US government could access WikiLeaks-related Twitter accounts, including those of foreign politicians. This ruling is a result of a months-long battle over Twitter between online privacy advocates and the US Department of Justice.
Friday’s ruling will allow the DoJ broad access to the Twitter accounts and confidential information – such as phone numbers, e-mail addresses, and ISP numbers – related to the accounts of several key Twitter users suspected of dealing with WikiLeaks and its leader, Julian Assange.
The DoJ had issued a subpoena to Twitter in mid-December 2010, demanding private information about several users connected to WikiLeaks.
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