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Litigation

Sep. 17, 2015

Plaintiffs' privacy firm goes after Twitter for direct messages

Twitter Inc. has been hit with a proposed class action led by a well-known plaintiffs privacy firm, alleging that the company takes a peek at user's notes sent through the social network's direct message function.


By Joshua Sebold


Daily Journal Staff Writer


Twitter Inc. has been hit with a proposed class action led by a well-known plaintiff's
privacy firm, alleging that the company intercepts and processes missives sent through
the social network's direct message function, which is marketed as a private communication
channel for users.


Twitter user Wilford Raney,...

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