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July 3, 2012

U.S. Accounts for Bulk of Gov't Requests on Private Twitter Accounts 
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Twitter has revealed U.S. law enforcement agencies account for the vast
majority of requests for its users' private information. Of around 850
government requests for user information worldwide, 80 percent came from
the United States.

 

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