Twitter Shines a Spotlight on Secret F.B.I. Subpoenas
By Noam Cohen
Published: January 9, 2011
THE news that federal prosecutors have demanded that the microblogging site Twitter provide the account details of people connected to the WikiLeaks case, including its founder, Julian Assange, isn’t noteworthy because the government’s request was unusual or intrusive. It is noteworthy because it became public.