Elon Musk is Reportedly Selling Twitter User Data to a Gov’t Surveillance Contractor 'Watching everything that happens on X in real time is key to Dataminr’s pitch to the government...' While Elon Musk has talked a big game when it comes to privacy and free speech, he’s continued to sell Twitter/X user data to a controversial surveillance company that provides services to the U.S. military and intelligence agencies, according to a new report in The Intercept. Citing emails obtained via the Freedom of Information Act, The Intercept reported Monday that Twitter is continuing to sell user data to Dataminr, which provides its customers with customized real-time “alerts” on desired topics, “giving clients like police departments a form of social media omniscience.” https://headlineusa.com/elon-musk-is-reportedly-selling-twitter-user-data-to-a-govt-surveillance-contractor/