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Another Twix-up!

Tuesday, October 20th, 2009 by Griffin Hammond

Before you use Twitter to store your ATM PIN numbers, remember, it can't be trusted. The micro-blogging platform, which is dominated by a culture of open, public communication, also provides some privacy: direct messages and protected profiles. But as the L.A. Times pointed out last night, the latter is prone to ...