Arab world protesters beware of Twitter

On sunday after reading about twitter giving up the details of a councillor in South Tyneside I sent an e-mail to twitter asking..

Anoneumouse, May-29 02:07 am (PDT): If Schillings the Lawyers for Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad request personal details of people who have made unfounded allegations against him would you oblige?

I have just recieved their answer

TheCaptain, May-31 09:50 am (PDT): Hello,Per our Privacy Policy, Twitter does not release user information except as required by valid legal process.Thanks,TheCaptain
Twitter Trust & Safety

And as we all know Iran, Syria, Egypt, Iraq, Sudia Arabia, Lybia and uncle Abdels cobblers and all. All have a valid legal process.

Twourette's

Update: I followed up

Anoneumouse, May-31 09:56 am (PDT): So are you telling me that IRAN a member of the United Nations doesn't have a valid legal process or that it does ?

Just answer the orginal question YES or NO simples

TheCaptain, May-31 10:23 am (PDT):
Hello,

Thank you for your inquiry. Twitter takes your privacy very seriously. For more information in general, please see our privacy policy: http://twitter.com/privacy and the following blog post: http://blog.twitter.com/2011/01/tweets-must-flow.html

While we're not able to comment on hypothetical situations, we have not received any legal process in this particular situation.

It is our policy to directly notify users about law enforcement and governmental requests for their information to enable them to protect their own rights, unless we are prevented by law from doing so. We outline this policy in our law enforcement guidelines.

Best,
Twitter Trust & Safety

Shwocking

It just makes you wonder how many dissidents will eventually experience the abu ghraib treatment



Twitter...not for political dissidents