Article 57QZ4 You can now download your Twitter data again and see what hackers could’ve nabbed

You can now download your Twitter data again and see what hackers could’ve nabbed

by
Sean Hollister
from The Verge on (#57QZ4)
VRG_ILLO_1777_twitter_bitcoin.0.0.jpg Illustration by Grayson Blackmon / The Verge

If you're curious what kind of data Twitter stores on you - and what those hackers could have stolen during their big bitcoin scam - you can now find out once again. Twitter has reenabled the ability to download archives of Your Twitter Data," nearly two months after shutting off the feature as a precaution against further hacking.

To access it, go to Settings > Account > Your Twitter data and you should see a screen like the one below, where you'll need to type in your password to start the transfer. If you're using a phone app, it may shove you over to the mobile website instead.

It also might take a while before the archive is ready: I pressed the button an hour ago, and I'm still waiting for the in-app notification so...

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