There is nothing as phenomenon as Wikileaks and in the beginning of 2011, the US government wants all data about people connected to Wikilieaks from Twitter, including the founder, Julian Assange, Icelandic parliament member, Birgitta Jonsdottir, as well as Rop Gonggrijp, a Dutch hacker and US programmer Jacob Applebaum who previously worked with Wikileaks.
The US government is also considering about possible charge against Mr. Assange over leaking confidential cables and conspiring to steal documents with Army Private Bradley Manning,who is facing a court martial and up to 52 years in prison for allegedly distributing the cables to Wikileaks and a classified miitary video about the incident in Afghanistan and Iraq
Twitter declined to give any statements, saying only:"To help users protect their rights, it is our policy to notify users about law enforcement and governmental request for information, unless we are prevented by law from doing so.
It is like a dillema for Twitter, a popular micro-blogging as it is known as a forum for free expression. Like other social networks, they understand and they must comply with local law when it comes to tracking criminals, however, on the other hand, they have been promoting role for providing freedom for expression.
Ms. Jonsdottir, who was a vocal supporter of Wikileaks, said that the Us authority has asked for her twitter data and tweets since November 2009 after she shocked the world by publishing the US helicopter shooting civilians in Iraq in 2007 on Wikileaks. She said she had 10 days to appeal against the subpoena.
While the founder, Julian Assange who is fighting his extradition from the UK to Sweden, denounced the court order, saying that it amounted to harrasment and intimidation.
Us Wants Wikileaks Twitter Data Originally published in Shvoong: http://www.shvoong.com/society-and-news/news-items/2100122-wants-wikileaks-twitter-data/


