Twitter rolled out a new option this week: profiles can choose to let anyone direct message them, even Twitter users they don’t follow. Previously, the settings allowed for direct messaging only if the user followed you.
Senator Patrick Leahy (D Vermont) has introduced a bill to amend the 1986 Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA). The amendment would require that law enforcement officers obtain a warrant to collect various forms of electronic communication stored by a third party. Along with email messages, correspondences via Facebook, Twitter, IM, etc