Twitter admits that mobile app users’ entire address book is uploaded to Twitter and retained for 18 months

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Twitter admits that mobile app users’ entire address book is uploaded to Twitter and retained for 18 months: http://lat.ms/yHXmBC .  This includes email addresses, phone numbers and addresses.  The upload occurs when users of the mobile Twitter app presses the “find friends” button on their phone.

Published by Jeffrey Lewis

Jeffrey Lewis has been practicing law in Southern California since 1996. Mr. Lewis’ current practice is limited to handling civil and criminal appellate proceedings as well as select business litigation matters in courts throughout Southern California. For more information, see www.JeffLewisLaw.com.

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