Jonathan Ross has helped reveal to Twitter users that deleting a post from the micro-blogging service doesn’t actually remove the post completely.
Ross, who has more than a quarter of a million followers on the service, posted his full email address but then quickly deleted the post, after realising his error.
However, by using Twitter’s Advanced search facility, all posts (whether they have been deleted or not) can be found, meaning that thousands of Twitter users can still get hold of Ross’s personal email address.
Graham Cluley, senior technology consultant at security firm Sophos called Twitter “irresponsible” for failing to delete posts completely.
Source: PC Advisor
Hat Tip: PW
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