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And I thought Twitter was all about screaming out information for the whole world to see. An "NSA proof" version seems pretty pointless to me.
by dlsym 13y ago
And I thought Twitter was all about screaming out information for the whole world to see. An "NSA proof" version seems pretty pointless to me.
- coldcode 13y agoNot if you live in a dictatorship.
- Sanddancer 13y agoDictators hate seeing the image of their harmonious society shattered by people telling it like it is. China, Iran, etc, block twitter because they let people speak their minds with less fear of retribution. An NSA-proof version means they can't do anything to ensure that everyone toes the party line.
- yxhuvud 13y agoThe message is meant to be read, but the user behind the alias may not be public.
- pacofvf 13y agoYes the point of Twitter is to shout out stuff, but if NSA wanted to, it could shut you up permanently, that's why Twister is fighting against censorship, not for your privacy.
- utnick 13y agoyou can send direct messages as well that are private
- thisiswrong 13y agoYes it is. And so is Twister. But the millions who use Twitter to quietly follow people/things could potentially be profiled [1] and labeled ''terrorist™'' by association. > Twister is designed to prevent other users from knowing (...) who you follow. Essentially, Twister prevents the NSA from profiling you as an 'undesirable' based on who you follow. [1] http://www.cs.umd.edu/~golbeck/pubs/Golbeck%20et%20al.%20-%202011%20-%20Predicting%20Personality%20from%20Twitter.pdf http://www.cs.umd.edu/~golbeck/pubs/Golbeck%20et%20al.%20-%2...