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Re:US Department of Justice Subpoena to Twitter for Account ... by zacstewart on Saturday January 08, 2011 @02:40AM (#2082579)
That's the first thing I said when I looked at it. Are all the people who've merely subscribed to them on Twitter considered part of the investigation? That's quite scary to me.
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Re:US Department of Justice Subpoena to Twitter for Account ... by pyre on Saturday January 08, 2011 @02:55AM (#2082605)
I think that 'subscriber' refers to the account owner as they are 'subscribing' to Twitter's service (in the same way that your ISP considers you a subscriber).

  > The following customer or subscriber account information
  > for each account registered to...
That sounds to me like customer and subscriber are being used as synonyms. Maybe someone else more legal-headed can clarify.
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Re:US Department of Justice Subpoena to Twitter for Account ... by sage_joch on Saturday January 08, 2011 @03:03AM (#2082621)
Having re-read it a few more times, I think you're right. That's at least a little less concerning than I had originally thought.
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Re:US Department of Justice Subpoena to Twitter for Account ... by zacstewart on Saturday January 08, 2011 @05:13AM (#2082781)
That sounds more likely. I feel better.
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