Twitter Fights Back Against DoJ Privacy Intrusion

Mark Melin

Published onJuly 31, 2014

Updated on May 13, 2021

Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR), an application that has been used to uncover government abuse around the world, is receiving more government requests for user information.

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And who is the top offender in tracking usage of potential challenges to the state?

The United States government made 1,257 requests. The next government was Japan, requesting 192 requests for information on users, with Saudi Arabia making 189 requests.

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Mark Melin

Mark Melin is an alternative investment practitioner whose specialty is recognizing the impact of beta market environment on a technical trading strategy. A portfolio and industry consultant, wrote or edited three books including High Performance Managed Futures (Wiley 2010) and The Chicago Board of Trade’s Handbook of Futures and Options (McGraw-Hill 2008) and taught a course at Northwestern University's executive education program.

Twitter Fights Back Against DoJ Privacy Intrusion

Twitter pushing to provide additional transparency

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