It was December 14 when Twitter first received the sealed order to turn over information on several of its users. Twitter could simply have provided the information requested, instead of acting, on January 5, to have the order unsealed. The unsealing of the subpoena allowed the Twitter users in question to become aware of the situation, and it allowed them an opportunity to dispute the order--an opportunity they would not otherwise have had.
US wants Twitter details of Wikileaks
activists.
WikiLeaks demands Google and Facebook
unseal US subpoenas. One of the
subpeoned accounts it that of
Birgitta Jónsdóttir, activist and Icelandic Member of parliament.
A resolution proposing the
Icelandic Modern Media Initiative (IMMI), has already been unanimously passed by the country's parliament.
Icelands intention is to become
an international transparency haven.
posted by adamvasco
on Jan 8, 2011 -
86 comments
This morning, Google launched a new feature called "
Google Dashboard" that lets users view (and in some cases control,) what data is being stored on a range of more than 20 Google services, including Gmail, Calendar, Docs, Web History, Orkut, YouTube, Picasa, Talk, Reader, Alerts and Latitude.
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posted by zarq
on Nov 5, 2009 -
59 comments
