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Twitter Gives Up On Encrpyting Direct Messages

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At least for now.

Twitter has shelved a project that would have made it more 
difficult for the government to intercept users’ private messages 
without a court order, sources tell The Verge, a sudden reversal 
for a company that has been ahead of the curve on privacy at a time 
of creeping surveillance.

Most of Twitter’s content is public, but there are a few channels 
that users consider private: personal information, protected 
accounts, and direct messages, which function like a limited email 
system.

In November, news leaked that Twitter had started work on 
encrypting direct messages in order to prevent unauthorized 
snooping by hackers or the state. But the project was dropped 
earlier this year without explanation, to the confusion of 
employees who were working on it and those in the internet security 
community who were aware of it.

http://www.theverge.com/2014/3/19/5523656/twitter-gives-up-on-
encrypting-direct-messages-at-least-for-now

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Twitter Gives Up On Encrpyting Direct Messages Austin Wolfe <aewolfe@gmail.com> - 2014-03-21 14:56 -0400
  Re: Twitter Gives Up On Encrpyting Direct Messages RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2014-03-27 14:24 +0000
    Re: Twitter Gives Up On Encrpyting Direct Messages aewolfe@gmail.com - 2014-03-27 22:49 +0000

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