Twitter suspends security researcher's account as a threat

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I'm glad this incident was reported here and although it may be viewed as minor, it actually wreaks of of much bigger issue.
It is clear that Twitter's CS is overwhelmed as it took so much time for a reaction to occur.
It is likely that a form of data mining or filtering led to the eventual skewed action/resolution.
What if the scenario had been different? What if words triggered concerns by DHS or the FBI? Ridiculous?
I believe as social networks such as Twitter and others take traction, increased monitoring will lead to incidents soley based on algorythms and security software, not CSR's.
How soon the FBI busts down your door will depend on what you say and NOT what you do...
Scary? You bet!!

Posted by: Redeye Dog   Posted on: 10/09/09 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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