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We are pleased to inform you all that subsequent to the legal notice sent to @TwitterIndia informing that @fsmi_in had not violated @Twitter's rules or Indian law by sharing @IndianCERT's letter, Twitter has restored FSMI’s access to their Twitter account.
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Free Software Movement of India's access to their account was blocked by @Twitter after they had uploaded a copy of a complaint letter to @IndianCERT about @bigbasketblog's data breach.
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Twitter had stated that FSMI had violated #TwitterRules specifically about posting #PrivateInformation of others without their express authorization and permission.

However, Twitter did not share which personal information was shared by @fsmi_in. The letter shared by FSMI had only piece of personal information i.e. an email address of the Public Grievance Officer at @IndianCERT. This e-mail address is a public facing email address.

Lawyers from @sflcin sent a legal notice to Twitter informing that FSMI had not violated Twitter’s rules or India law by sharing CERT-in’s letter. The legal notice stated that a public facing email address would not be considered as a private email address.
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The legal notice also stated that Twitter’s decision to block FSMI’s access to their Twitter account was in violation of Twitter’s own Policy on Private Information.
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