Twitter: To log or not to log: Is that the question?

Twitter: To log or not to log: Is that the question?


by Zachary Wolff in LogRhythm blog Dialog


Includes Wikileaks suggestion in Twitter:

Given that police are increasingly issuing subpoenas to Twitter, join us in requesting twitter change their data retention policy. #NOLOGS

and a reiteration of what data Twitter says it logs:

Our servers automatically record information (“Log Data”) created by your use of the Services. Log Data may include information such as your IP address, browser type, the referring domain, pages visited, your mobile carrier, device and application IDs, and search terms. Other actions, such as interactions with our website, applications and advertisements, may also be included in Log Data. If we haven’t already deleted the Log Data earlier, we will either delete it or remove any common account identifiers, such as your username, full IP address, or email address, after 18 months.

and its policy on law and harm:

We may preserve or disclose your information if we believe that it is reasonably necessary to comply with a law, regulation or legal request; to protect the safety of any person; to address fraud, security or technical issues; or to protect Twitter’s rights or property.

WordPress asks its 60 millions users to help stop SOPA and PIPA

WordPress asks its 60 millions users to help stop SOPA and PIPA


The Next Web, January 2012


Includes a short but precise video made by FightForTheFuture.org (which labels itself a tech policy non-profit) with more details on PIPA and its downsides.

Twitter data retention policy targeted by WikiLeaks in #NOLOGS campaign

Twitter data retention policy targeted by WikiLeaks in #NOLOGS campaign


Death and Taxes, January 2012

Twitter Ordered To Hand Over WikiLeaks Supporters’ Account Information

Twitter Ordered To Hand Over WikiLeaks Supporters’ Account Information

The information the Department of Justice requested is extensive as Salon reported: “It includes all mailing addresses and billing information known for the user, all connection records and session times, all IP addresses used to access Twitter, all known email accounts, as well as the ‘means and source of payment,’ including banking records and credit cards.” The DOJ wants all the above information beginning with Nov. 1, 2009 to the present date, according to the report.

Mashable, 7 January 2012