How far could a tweet go?

Ahmad Abouammo, a former Twitter and Amazon employee, had a seemingly normal life.  A 41 year old husband and father of three lived a successful Seattle lifestyle.  He owned a multimillion dollar house driving to work everyday in luxurious cars.  Could a prosperous and loyal family man be trusted with managing Americans dissenting opinions on Twitter?

Surprisingly, Abouammo and numerous of his coworkers were arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation for acting as agents for the Suadi Arabian government.  Abouammo was being paid by Suadi official, Al-Asaker, to hand over two twitter user’s private information who were anti-regime.  One of these users had over a million followers!  His two coworkers, Ali Alzabarah and Ahmed Almutairi, were charged with similar offenses regarding the spread of private information of users to the Suadi government.  

Does an event like this make you question your privacy online?  Do you think this will discourage Americans to share opposing beliefs?  Do you think there’s any risk factors that comes with posting radical ideas online, even in America where freedom of speech and press are encouraged? Click here for more information on this event.