Twitter blocks US intelligence agencies from using analytics service Dataminr

Dataminr analyses tweets and other information streams to create alerts for traders, news reporters and government agencies.
Amid the growing concerns over terrorism, security and users’ privacy, micro-blogging website Twitter has barred US intelligence agencies from accessing a service that sends alerts about unfolding terror attacks and political unrest, the Wall Street Journal reported.
The service is provided by New York-based Dataminr, a company that analyses tweets and other informa