Unless a person sets a Twitter Account to Private any Tweet is publication to the world.
I re-tweeted and republished on this blog tweets published by one of there officers.
I also complained to The Police Professional Standards (which is a joke) about their officers
tweets.
Some of the officers tweets were hash tagged with the Home Secretary so clearly
that officer intended their tweets to be viewed by the widest possible audience.
I have now been charge by Leicestershire Police for re-tweeting that officers public tweets
and republishing them on this blog apparently undermining his position as a police officer.
Leicester Police accuse me of intruding into his private life.
Are they really that thick at Leicestershire Police?
A Tweet is not private, A Tweet is a micro blog published and visible to the whole world.
I suggest those who think its private look at your settings
The Chief Executive of Rutland County Council who is often called stupid understands how it
works and is the only one in the country who set her account to private.
@rutland001
Helen Briggs
@Rutland0001
Chief Executive - Rutland County Council. Rutland - Englands smallest County. passionate about improved broadband. Views are my own and not those of the Council
Rutland
Of Course that comes with risks as can be seen via twitter support.
If you are a police officer or anyone in public office I suggest you
think before you tweet, It would save the public money and reduce
my trumped up charges.
About public and protected Tweets
What is the difference between public and protected Tweets?
- When you sign up for Twitter, you have the option to keep your Tweets public (the default account setting) or to protect your Tweets.
- Accounts with protected Tweets require manual approval of each and every person who may view that account's Tweets.
Who can see my Tweets?
- Public Tweets (the default setting) are visible to anyone, whether or not they have a Twitter account.
- Protected Tweets may only be visible to your approved Twitter followers.
Why would I protect my Tweets?
If you want to control who sees your updates, you may choose to protect your Tweets. You can always change your mind and make them public later.
When you protect your Tweets, the following restrictions are put in place:
- People will have to request to follow you; each follow request will need approval. Learn more.
- Your Tweets will only be visible to users you've approved.
- Other users will not be able to retweet your Tweets. Learn more.
- Protected Tweets will not appear in Twitter search or Google search.
- @Replies you send to people who aren't following you will not be seen by those users (because you have not given them permission to see your Tweets).
- You cannot share permanent links to your Tweets with anyone other than your approved followers.
