Social networking giant Twitter is slowly rolling out a request to all users asking them to update their personal information in order to be “found on Twitter”. When this occurs, the next time you long into the site, a box will pop up, asking you to confirm your information, including your email address and mobile phone number.
The reason they are asking for this information, according to them, is so that all of this information can be included in their search index, making you easier to find.
The phone and email information will not be made public, according to Twitter, but their exponential growth is making it harder for users to find their friends or track users with similar interests.
Twitter now has more than 73 million users worldwide, and all account holders will see this update box over the coming weeks.
Including your email and mobile phone in the Twitter search index is optional. You can un-check a box next to each to opt out of including your personal information.
What do you think? Too much information for Twitter?
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