Twitter says won't let developers make and use surveillance toolsNovember 23, 2016 - 13:35 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Twitter has started warning developers that it won't let them use public programming kits or Gnip data for surveillance reasons, whether the clients are law enforcement or anyone else, Engadget reports. Just because many tweets are public doesn't mean it's acceptable to harvest them, Twitter says. To that end, it's promising "expanded" efforts to crack down on developers who use the data for surveillance reasons. To Twitter, the reasoning is simple: the company is devoted to "social justice," and that's not possible when officials are using these public data sets to track protesters, scoop up people's names and otherwise curb freedom of expression. The policy and resulting crackdown isn't going to stop authorities from collecting information through other means, whether it's old-fashioned searching or some other forms. However, it'll at least make the process harder, Engadget says. Agencies will have to really want that information to get it, and can't just gather it en masse with a simple program. Top stories Yerevan will host the 2024 edition of the World Congress On Information Technology (WCIT). Rustam Badasyan said due to the lack of such regulation, the state budget is deprived of VAT revenues. Krisp’s smart noise suppression tech silences ambient sounds and isolates your voice for calls. Gurgen Khachatryan claimed that the "illegalities have been taking place in 2020." Partner news Most popular in the section | Armenia, Turkey discuss restoration of historic bridge The meeting took place on May 17 in Ashgabat on the sidelines of an international conference of ministers of culture. India wants Armenia’s proposals on use of Chabahar port India is expecting proposals from Armenia regarding the use of Chabahar port in Iran, Indian ambassador says. EU welcomes Armenia-Azerbaijan “progress” The EU has welcomed “progress” made in the framework of the Armenia-Azerbaijan border delimitation process. Belarus opposition leader slams Lukashenko for Karabakh trip Belarusian opposition politician Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya has harshly criticized the visit of Lukashenko to Karabakh. |