Twitter stores full iPhone contact list for 18 months, after scan
Wednesday 22nd of February 2012 03:05:34 PM
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| Twitter Inc. has acknowledged that after mobile users tap the "Find friends" feature on its smartphone app, the company downloads users' entire address book, including email addresses and phone numbers, and keeps the data on its servers for 18 months. The company also said it plans to update its apps to clarify that user contacts are being transmitted and stored. The company's current privacy policy does not explicitly disclose that Twitter downloads and stores user address books. |
My experience with the IRGC [they get reckless]
Wednesday 22nd of February 2012 03:05:34 PM
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| SNIPPET: "Reckless doesn't mean not dangerous. Quite the opposite. They may fail spectacularly, or be wildly successful. One thing I believe we can count on is that they will take risks, act swiftly, and burn as many assets as they have to along the way in order to do what Khamenei wants." |
Obama Appeals for Public Outcry on Payroll Taxes (ACTION: Twitter #40dollars)
Wednesday 22nd of February 2012 03:05:34 PM
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| Two months after successfully marshaling public support to extend a payroll tax cut for all Americans, President Obama today is attempting to do it again. At the White House this morning, Obama will showcase supporters who were among the thousands that spoke out online and over social media in December to pressure Congress to compromise. But the deal was only temporary. Taxes will rise on 160 million Americans at the end of the month unless lawmakers act again, and congressional negotiators remain at impasse. “Your voices changed the debate and reminded Washington what was at stake,” Obama says in a... |
Sarah Palin Smashes Romney on Facebook, Twitter
Wednesday 22nd of February 2012 03:05:34 PM
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| Sarah Palin isn't seeking the GOP nomination for president. But if these "social media" numbers are any indication, more than twice the voters prefer Sarah Palin to Mitt Romney. At present, 3,283,462 followers "like" Sarah Palin on her Facebook page. That is more than twice the number of those who, so far, have "liked" Mitt Romney on his Facebook,-1,469,434.Palin likewise smashes Romney on Twitter with 734,104 "followers" , while Romney has a mere 333,569 "followers".Perhaps this "follower" on Palin's Facebook echos the sentiment of many with this recent comment"["Happy Birthday Sarah !,-God bless you ! RUN SARAH RUN, for president you are the last... |
US seeks to mine social media to predict future
Wednesday 22nd of February 2012 03:05:34 PM
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| (AP) -- The U.S. government is seeking software that can mine social media to predict everything from future terrorist attacks to foreign uprisings, according to requests posted online by federal law enforcement and intelligence agencies. Hundreds of intelligence analysts already sift overseas Twitter and Facebook posts to track events such as the Arab Spring. But in a formal "request for information" from potential contractors, the FBI recently outlined its desire for a digital tool to scan the entire universe of social media — more data than humans could ever crunch. The Department of Defense and the Office of the Director... |
Interpol accused after journalist arrested over Muhammad tweet (Likely to be executed)
Wednesday 22nd of February 2012 03:05:34 PM
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| Interpol has been accused of abusing its powers after Saudi Arabia used the organisation's red notice system to get a journalist arrested in Malaysia for insulting the Prophet Muhammad. Kashgari, a newspaper columnist, fled Saudi Arabia after posting a tweet on the prophet's birthday that sparked more than 30,000 responses and several death threats. The posting, which was later deleted, read: "I have loved things about you and I have hated things about you and there is a lot I don't understand about you … I will not pray for you." Clerics in Saudi Arabia called for him to be... |
Saudi faces death calls after prophet tweets
Wednesday 22nd of February 2012 03:05:34 PM
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| A young Saudi journalist is facing calls for his execution after tweeting remarks about the Prophet Mohammed, and the kingdom's top clerics are demanding his trial after denouncing him as an "apostate." On the occasion of the Muslim prophet's birthday last week, 23-year-old Hamza Kashgari tweeted: "I have loved things about you and I have hated things about you and there is a lot I don't understand about you." "I will not pray for you," he added. The controversial tweet sparked a frenzy of responses -- some 30,000, according to an online service that tracks tweets in the Arab world.... |
Saudi grand mufti: Twitter is full of lies
Wednesday 22nd of February 2012 03:05:34 PM
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| The Saudi grand mufti on Friday called social-networking website Twitter full of lies, a day after the site announced that it would begin restricting Tweets in specific countries. The news from the social media platform is renewing questions over how it will handle issues of free speech as it rapidly expands its global user base... Saudi Grand Mufti Abdul Aziz al-Sheikh said in his Friday sermon in Riyadh that Muslims should avoid being a “source or feeding” Twitter, the London-based Al-Hayat newspaper reported. Twitter was a place “in which people are invited to throw charges between them, and to lie... |
British pair arrested in U.S. on terror charges over Twitter jokes
Wednesday 22nd of February 2012 03:05:34 PM
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| Two British tourists were barred from entering America after joking on Twitter that they were going to 'destroy America' and 'dig up Marilyn Monroe'. Leigh Van Bryan, 26, was handcuffed and kept under armed guard in a cell with Mexican drug dealers for 12 hours after landing in Los Angeles with pal Emily Bunting. The Department of Homeland Security flagged him as a potential threat when he posted an excited tweet to his pals about his forthcoming trip to Hollywood which read: 'Free this week, for quick gossip/prep before I go and destroy America?' After making their way through passport... |
Gangs using social media to spread violence
Wednesday 22nd of February 2012 03:05:34 PM
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| SNIPPET: "Chicago gangs are still spray-painting their graffiti on alley walls, train cars and viaducts — but they’re also using their smart phones and computers for “cyber-tagging,” according to the Chicago Crime Commission, which released an updated book on the city’s street gangs Thursday. They’re provoking their rivals with Internet graffiti and using social media to keep in touch with their associates, according to the commission. “They’re tagging websites with information that is provocative and incites violence,” said Jody Weis, former Chicago Police superintendent and president of the commission." SNIPPET: "Web chatter is a valuable tool for law enforcement officials... |
Freep a Poll! (agree with Twitters' new guidelines {censorship} policies?)
Wednesday 22nd of February 2012 03:05:34 PM
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| Censoring Twitter Are you worried about Twitter's new guidelines? Yes, I think it's a huge blow to freedom of speech around the world No, I think they're doing it responsibly I'm not sure |
Twitter to selectively 'censor' tweets by country
Wednesday 22nd of February 2012 03:05:34 PM
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| Twitter has announced that it now has the technology to selectively block tweets on a country by country basis. In its blog, Twitter said it could "reactively withhold content from users in a specific country". But it said the removed content would be available to the rest of the world. Previously when Twitter deleted a tweet, it would disappear worldwide. --- In its blog post, Twitter explained that its international growth meant entering countries "that have different ideas about the contours of freedom of expression", citing France or Germany which ban pro-Nazi content as examples. |
Obama's Online Gestapo "Attack Watch" After Newt for the First Time
Wednesday 22nd of February 2012 03:05:34 PM
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| I receive "Tweets" from Obama's "attack watch" and have since the ridiculous site went into operation. They NEVER mention any Republican candidates other than Mitt Romney. Tonight is the FIRST TIME since the campaign began they have targeted Newt Gingrich. I think this is an EXCELLENT sign that the "Newt" has the country's attention and the Kenyan knows it. Here is their message: @AttackWatch: Gingrich tries discredited Saul Alinsky attack line against @BarackObama: OFA.BO/V9rZAb KEEP IT UP MR. SPEAKER |
Jihadism in 2012: A Persistent, Low-Level Threat
Wednesday 22nd of February 2012 03:05:34 PM
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| SNIPPET: "While these various elements of the jihadist network are distinct, the Internet brings them together, especially at the grassroots level. Videos, websites and online magazines indoctrinate aspiring militants in the jihadist ideology and provide a forum for like-minded individuals and groups." |
"First night of our Florida polling: Romney and Gingrich are neck and neck."
Wednesday 22nd of February 2012 03:05:34 PM
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| 2 informative tweets tonight: 1) "First night of our Florida polling: Romney and Gingrich are neck and neck." 2) "2 more people picked Mitt than Newt out of about 600 people we polled tonight...that's how close we're talking" |
The 25 Most Offensive Tweets At Michelle Obama
Wednesday 22nd of February 2012 03:05:34 PM
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| So, Michelle Obama joined Twitter today. Here's 25 people who aren't very happy about it. |
Twitter lashes out at Google search changes
Wednesday 22nd of February 2012 03:05:34 PM
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| Twitter lashed out at changes Google Inc unveiled for its search engine on Tuesday, describing the changes as "bad" for consumers and for Web publishers. Twitter, a microblogging service that allows its users to broadcast short, 140-character messages to groups of "followers," said Google's changes would make it tougher for people to find the breaking news often shared by users of its service. ... "We're concerned that as a result of Google's changes, finding this information will be much harder for everyone. We think that's bad for people, publishers, news organizations and |
Tim Tebow Pass Lands in Twitter’s Record Book
Wednesday 22nd of February 2012 03:05:34 PM
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| Twitter reaction to Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow’s 80-yard overtime touchdown pass Sunday night reached 9,420 tweets per second, placing the event in the number two spot on Twitter’s most-tweets-per-second list. The game-winning moment surpassed onstage confirmation of Beyonce’s pregnancy during MTV’s Video Music Awards in August (8,868 TPS) but fell well short of besting the online buzz sparked by Japanese anime movie Castle in the Sky in December (25,088 TPS). Twitter announced the new sports record Monday with this tweet: Twitter ✔ @twitter Last night @TimTebow lead the @Denver_Broncos to an overtime playoff win and a new sports Tweets... |
Snarky Tweet from Ron Paul’s Twitter Account Fired at Jon Huntsman, Deleted (then posted again)
Wednesday 22nd of February 2012 03:05:34 PM
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| During the Iowa caucuses tonight it wasn’t just the wind sending a chill into the hearts of presidential candidates.At 8:30 p.m., just after entrance polls started pouring in, Ron Paul tweeted a snarky shot at fellow Republican candidate Jon Huntsman.“@jonhuntsman we found your one Iowa voter, he’s in Linn precinct 5 you might want to call him and say thanks,” read the tweet that came from Paul’s verified Twitter account.The tweet from Paul’s account was deleted within half an hour of its being sent, but ABC News captured a screenshot.Screenshot from Twitter |
The Jihad Will Be YouTubed
Wednesday 22nd of February 2012 03:05:34 PM
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| The Jihad Will Be YouTubed by Raffaello Pantucci December 15, 2011 FOREIGN POLICY - The AFPAK Channel SNIPPET: "While clearly the technology to make such videos is something that is universal, it does seem as though it is aspirant jihadists in the West who find it easiest to use. There was no evidence that Gul was being directed by foreign terrorist organizations to produce his material, and his case shows the continued existence of young Westerners producing radical material on their own. It may indeed be the case that the virtual armies have yet to fully emerge as active warriors... |
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