Oh bugger.

Don't think they aren't reading your tweets either - there is incontrovertible evidence that they are.

Take the case of Leigh Van Bryan, who, looking forward to his U.S. holiday with his mate, tweeted

He and his friend Emily Bunting were apprehended on arrival at Los Angeles International Airport before being sent home.
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Spammers can do it, so I have no doubt governments can. Had a tweet from a Jesus spammer as I'd put "Jesus wept" in one tweet. I put "Macbook" in another and had spammers offering me Macbooks. Not quite sure where the porn ones come from though

You do have the option to protect your tweets so only people approved by you can read them. I have never identified my employer, nor do I tweet about work. Although I don't specifically hide my identity either.

It amazes me how many people do bitch about work though.

The reason I had to join twitter was to contact Three with a dispute about my contract. Yep, a mobile phone provider, via the Internet.