Rumor: Twitter Finds Recommended Users From The Same IP Address

Rumor for now
but *if* true is yet another illustration of unintended consequences of a technical choice. 
To be continued in the next few days.

In Asiajin » Twitter Finds Recommended Users From The Same IP Address? Rumor Frightening Japanese Users
At http://asiajin.com/blog/2011/05/18/twitter-finds-recommended-users-from-the-same-ip-address-rumor-frightening-japanese-users/

Reactions to this claims are spreading on Japanese 
Twittersphere. But more people reply that they do 
not see such recommendations. It is possible that 
Twitter tentatively introduced that “Follow others 
from the same IP address” feature and withdrew. 
But there are already tweets and blog posts 
explaining how to avoid this privacy leak in case 
if this rumor is truth, including pausing Twitter 
usage.

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Karl Dubost - http://dev.opera.com/
Developer Relations & Tools, Opera Software

Received on Wednesday, 18 May 2011 03:31:54 UTC