US demands Twitter release Assange details

WikiLeaks Demands Google and Facebook Unseal US Subpoenas
© Andy Rain/EPA 'Free Julian Assange' protestors demonstrate in Central London before the Wikileaks founder's court hearing in December. Call comes after revelation that US has tried to force Twitter to release Wikileaks members' private details WikiLeaks has demanded that Google and Facebook reveal the contents of any US Subpoenas they may have received after it emerged that a court in Virginia had ordered Twitter to secretly hand over details of accounts on the micro-blogging site by f...

DOJ subpoenas Twitter records of several WikiLeaks volunteers
© Associated Press U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder. Last night, Birgitta Jónsdóttir -- a former Wikileaks volunteer and current member of the Icelandic Parliament -- announced (on Twitter) that she had been notified by Twitter that the DOJ had served a Subpoena demanding information "about all my tweets and more since November 1st 2009." Several news outlets, including The Guardian, wrote about Jónsdóttir's announcement. What hasn't been reported is that the Subpoena served on

US orders Twitter to hand over WikiLeaks records
A US Criminal Investigation into whether Julian Assange and others at Wikileaks violated federal laws has accelerated, with a Grand Jury seeking electronic records that could tie the site to actions by accused Military leaker Bradley Manning. Court documents disclosed over the weekend show that a Federal Judge in Northern Virginia, where the Grand Jury is based, ordered at least one Internet concern used by some of the Probe’s targets to turn over that information. EDITOR’S CHOICE In depth:...

Icelandic MP fights US demand for her Twitter account details
© H. Kolbeins/Associated Foreign Press/Getty Images Birgitta Jonsdottir, the Icelandic MP and former Wikileaks volunteer, who is now fighting a US Justice Department attempt to get hold of her private messages on Twitter A member of parliament in Iceland who is also a former Wikileaks volunteer says the US Justice Department has ordered Twitter to hand over her private messages. Birgitta Jonsdottir, an MP for the Movement in Iceland, said last night on Twitter that the "USA government wa...

U.S. wants Wikileaks Twitter data
WASHINGTON - A U.S. court has ordered Twitter to hand over details of the accounts of Wikileaks and several supporters as part of a Criminal Investigation into the release of hundreds of thousands of confidential documents. The Dec. 14 Subpoena obtained by the U.S. Department of Justice and published by online magazine Salon.com on Friday said the records sought from the Microblogging website were “relevant to an ongoing criminal investigation.” It ordered Twitter to provide account ...

US Court Demands WikiLeaks' Twitter account Info
© The Associated Press/Scanpix/Bertil Ericson This Aug. 14, 2010 file photo shows Wikileaks founder Julian Assange in Stockholm, Sweden. Wikileaks said Saturday Jan. 8, 2011 that U.S. investigators have gone to San Francisco-based Twitter Inc. to demand the private messages, contact information and other personal details of Julian Assange and three people associated with the secret-spilling website Investigative documents in the Wikileaks Probe spilled out into the public domain Saturday ...

US subpoenas Twitter, seeking information on WikiLeaks 635,561 followers
"The fine people of Wikileaks alerted me on Twitter that the Subpoena you sent to Twitter, Inc. demanding all kinds of records, in fact, includes me too," Okke Ornstein wrote on his blog. "I hereby confess that I am one of the 635,561 followers of Wikileaks on Twitter," Ornstein wrote. "Maybe I should thank the US Department of Justice for including me in this 'Criminal Investigation.' It’s not every day that one gets to be part of history, even if it is a flawed attempt at damage control ...

US turns to Twitter as WikiLeaks chase continues
The Department of Justice makes its first digital move in its investigation, writes Ellie Harvey. IN THE digital haze of zeros and ones, the world's diplomatic relations can be shaken, crimes can be committed and, increasingly, evidence can be sought. The first signs of the US Department of Justice's Criminal Investigation into the Whistleblower website Wikileaks have emerged, having subpoenaed the activity on Microblogging site Twitter of five people, including the Wikileaks editor, Julian Ass...

The WikiLeaks Subpoena, Twitter and Standing
By now, you have probably heard that USDOJ has issued a Subpoena to Twitter asking for various types of information from the Twitter accounts of Julian Assange, Bradley Manning, Rop Gongrijp[sic], and Birgitta Jonsdottir. Here is the subpoena. It was originally issued under seal, which means that Twitter could not tell anyone that it had received this subpoena.  Twitter could have simply complied with the sealed Subpoena and none of the people listed above even would have known about it. In...

U.S. Demands Twitter Release Details of WikiLeaks Accounts
Dec. 1: The Twitter homepage of Wikileaks is shown in this photo taken in New York. WASHINGTON - Investigative documents in the WikiLeaks Probe spilled out into the Public Domain Saturday for the first time, pointing to the Obama Administration's determination to assemble a criminal case no matter how long it takes and how far afield authorities have to go. Backed by a magistrate judge's court order from Dec. 14, the newly disclosed documents sent to Twitter by the U.S. attorney's office i...

Think Twice Before Pushing the Send Button: Big Brother Is Watching
Anyone considering saying anything negative about the Obama Administration should think twice before sending it on an Internet outlet. Obama, under attack for continuing a war he promised to end, wants to find out what anti-war Activists said on Twitter. The main target is Wikileaks, but the Subpoenas also include tweets by a member of the Icelandic Parliament. The court order told Twitter not to divulge that the subpoena was issued. Lawyers for Twitter got the order overturned after the infor...

US court demands WikiLeaks' Twitter account info
FILE - In this June 23, 2010 file photo, a Twitter sign hangs at the offices of Twitter Inc., in San Francisco. Wikileaks said Saturday, Jan. 8, 2011 that U.S. investigators have gone to San Francisco-based Twitter Inc. to demand the private messages, contact information and other personal details of Julian Assange and three people associated with the secret-spilling website. The popular micro-blogging site has declined comment. U.S. investigators have gone to court to demand the details of Wik...

US court demands WikiLeaks' Twitter account info
Icelandic lawmaker Birgitta Jonsdottir poses for this photo Feb. 24, 2010... LONDON (AP) - U.S. investigators have gone to court to demand details about Wikileaks' Twitter account, according to documents obtained Saturday—the first revelation about the criminal case Washington is trying to build against those who leaked classified U.S. documents. WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange said he believed other American Internet companies such as Facebook and Google may also have been ordered to div...

Iceland summons US envoy
Birgitta Jonsdottir - Iceland MP and former Wikileaks collaborator. The US Justice Department is seeking access to her Twitter account as it tries to build a criminal case against Wikileaks Photograph: Halldor Kolbeins/AFP/Getty Images The American ambassador to Iceland has been summoned to explain why US officials are trying to access the Twitter account of an Icelandic MP and former Wikileaks collaborator. Birgitta Jónsdóttir, an MP for the Movement in Iceland, revealed last week...

US Subpoenas Wikileaks Twitter Account Info
The AP reports: U.S. investigators have gone to court to demand details about Wikileaks’ Twitter account, according to documents obtained Saturday — the first revelation about the criminal case Washington is trying to build against those who leaked classified U.S. documents. WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange said he believed other American Internet companies such as Facebook and Google may also have been ordered to divulge information on himself and colleagues. The U.S. District Court ...

DOJ subpoenas Twitter records of several WikiLeaks volunteers
Last night, Birgitta Jónsdóttir -- a former Wikileaks volunteer and current member of the Icelandic Parliament -- announced (on Twitter) that she had been notified by Twitter that the DOJ had served a Subpoena demanding information "about all my tweets and more since November 1st 2009."  Several news outlets, including The Guardian, wrote about Jónsdóttir's announcement.    What hasn't been reported is that the Subpoena served on Twitter -- which...

Feds order TWITTER to hand over WIKILEAKS records...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. court has ordered Twitter to hand over details of the accounts of Wikileaks and several supporters as part of a Criminal Investigation into the release of hundreds of thousands of confidential documents. It ordered Twitter to provide account information on Wikileaks founder Julian Assange and Bradley Manning, the U.S. Army Intelligence Analyst suspected of leaking Pentagon documents made public last year by WikiLeaks. The information sought by the government i...

Feds Subpoena Twitter for Wikileaks Supporters User Accounts
My Google Alert for Wikileaks-related news brings me this item, from IT Security & Network Security News: A Federal Court has ordered Twitter to turn over details of accounts tied to several WikiLeaks supporters as part of the government’s investigation into the whistle-blower site. The U.S. Department of Justice obtained a Subpoena for the micro-blogging site Dec. 14 requesting records going back to Nov. 1, 2009, that are “relevant and material&#

WikiLeaks Subpoenas Spill Out To Public Realm
Investigative documents in the Wikileaks Probe spilled out into the Public Domain Saturday for the first time, pointing to the Obama Administration's determination to assemble a criminal case no matter how long it takes and how far afield authorities have to go. Backed by a magistrate judge's court order from Dec. 14, the newly disclosed documents sent to Twitter Inc. by the U.S. attorney's office in Alexandria, Va., demand details about the accounts of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange and Pfc. ...

U.S. orders Twitter to hand over WikiLeaks records
WASHINGTON | Sat Jan 8, 2011 11:56am EST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. court has ordered Twitter to hand over details of the accounts of Wikileaks and several supporters as part of a Criminal Investigation into the release of hundreds of thousands of confidential documents. The December 14 Subpoena obtained by the Department of Justice and published by online magazine Salon.com on Friday said the records sought from the Microblogging website were "relevant to an ongoing criminal investigation...

U.S. orders Twitter to hand over WikiLeaks records
The December 14 Subpoena obtained by the Department of Justice and published by online magazine Salon.com on Friday said the records sought from the Microblogging website were "relevant to an ongoing Criminal Investigation." It ordered Twitter to provide account information on Wikileaks founder Julian Assange and Bradley Manning, the U.S. Army Intelligence Analyst suspected of leaking Pentagon documents made public last year by WikiLeaks. The information sought by the government includes all co...

Twitter Subpoenaed Over WikiLeaks
New drama over Wikileaks has come to light. The U.S. government has subpoenaed Twitter to secretly hand over details of five accounts on its site thought to be related to leaked classified information, suggesting a wide-ranging trawl for other evidence online. Wikileaks has demanded Google and Facebook admit to any Subpoenas they received as well. It is commendable that the U.S. government used the appropriate mechanism for obtaining evidence, rather than the Patriot Act-enabled spying we have b...

WikiLeaks demands Google and Facebook unseal US subpoenas
Source: The Guardian Wikileaks has demanded that Google and Facebook reveal the contents of any US Subpoenas they may have received after it emerged that a court in Virginia had ordered Twitter to secretly hand over details of accounts on the micro-blogging site by five figures associated with the group, including Julian Assange. Amid strong evidence that a US Grand Jury has begun a wideranging trawl for details of what networks and accounts WikiLeaks used to communicate with Bradley Manning, th...

Another Facebook Privacy Scandal Approaching? WikiLeaks Demands Unsealing Of Google, Facebook Subpoena, If Any
: Wikileaks has demanded that Google and Facebook unseal any US court Subpoenas they have received after it emerged that a court in Virginia had ordered Twitter secretly to hand over details of accounts and use of the micro-blogging site by five figures associated with the group, including Julian Assange. Amid strong evidence that a US Grand Jury has begun a wideranging trawl for details of what networks and accounts WikiLeaks used to communicate with Bradley Manning, the US serviceman accused o...

Iceland summons US envoy over WikiLeaks subpoena
Source: Bloomberg LONDON (AP) — Iceland has summoned the U.S. ambassador to a meeting as Top Officials express concern over the U.S. Criminal Investigation into Wikileaks — a Probe that has included a demand to see the private details of an Icelandic lawmaker's Twitter feed. A court order unsealed this week revealed that American authorities had gone to court to seek data from Twitter about WikiLeaks, its associates, and its alleged source, Army Intelligence Analyst Bradley Manning. Among those ..