Can the police track a Twitter account?

As long as it is public information (or you allowed them to follow you) they can track anything they want. If it is private, they will most likely have to get a warrant because they will need to request it from Twitter or another site and those companies will want to have just cause for releasing private information.

Can someone find out your location from Twitter?

Twitter won’t show any location information unless you’ve opted in to the feature, and have allowed your device or browser to transmit your coordinates to us.

Can police track IP address from Twitter?

Yes, Twitter likely knows who someone is. They at least have some logs for 30, 60 or maybe even 90 days that show the connection between a handle and an IP address. However, an IP address after about 30 days is going to be difficult to connect with a person. Someone said these logs are kept forever.

Does Twitter store IP addresses?

Twitter reserves the right to retain IP addresses and other location data in its privacy policy. If the attacker logs into the same account even once from an identifiable phone or home address, Twitter would be able to use those IP logs to identify them.

How do you trace a location on Twitter?

Scroll to any Tweet in the list. If the user has signed up for the geolocation feature, you’ll find the location information displayed in a red font under the main message body and above the time and date line at the bottom of the post.

Can tweets be tracked?

Twitter Users Must Opt into Location Tracking You can track Tweets by location. But there is a limit to that, as Twitter users must opt into location tracking or manually add the location to tweets.

What happens to deleted Twitter accounts?

When you don’t log into your account during the 30-day window, it lets us know you want to permanently delete your Twitter account. Once your account is deleted, your account is no longer available in our systems. You won’t be able to reactivate your previous account and you won’t have access to any old Tweets.

Is it possible to find out where you are on Twitter?

Obviously, it’s not really possible to pinpoint where you are exactly, but it’s pretty easy to see how someone can figure out your location by proxy to what you tweet about, who you follow, and

Where can I find more information about Twitter’s retention policies?

More information on Twitter’s retention policies can be found in our Privacy Policy. NOTE: Once an account has been deactivated, there is a very brief period in which we may be able to access account information, including Tweets. More information about deactivated accounts is available here.

How accurate is Twitter’s location tracking?

It’s only 58\% accurate, but that’s still significant. Here’s how it works: While geotags are the most definitive location information a tweet can have, tweets can also have plenty more salient information: hashtags, FourSquare check-ins, or text references to certain cities or states, to name a few.

How do I obtain information about a Twitter user’s account?

Requests for user account information from law enforcement should be directed to Twitter, Inc. in San Francisco, California or Twitter International Company in Dublin, Ireland. Twitter responds to valid legal process issued in compliance with applicable law.