WikiLeaks proposes database of verified Twitter users' info, sparks uproar

Wikileaks sparked an online firestorm on Friday when they tweeted that they were considering making an "online database" of Twitter's verified users-- those accounts that have a little blue and white check mark next to their names. The controversial tweet mentioned that personal information, like "family/job/financial/housing relationships" could be part of the proposed database. It has subsequently been deleted. Wikileaks has since seemed to walk back the idea in response to a slew of outraged ...