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January 28, 2013 09:50 pm GMT
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Twitter: 80% of Government User Data Requests Issued Without a Warrant
Slightly more than 80% of government and law enforcement agency requests for Twitter user data issued in the latter half of last year came without a warrant, the company said Monday.
During that period, search warrants comprised "19% of all requests received from U.S. law enforcement," according to Twitter's second Transparency Report. Warrants are required by Twitter for access to actual communications, such as tweets and Direct Messages. They need probable cause and a judge's signature to be issued.
The majority of data requests -- 60% -- came to Twitter in the form of subpoenas, which typically don't require a warrant and request basic user information, such as IP and email addresse…
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