TweetFeed: Surveillance-Free Twitter Monitoring for OSINT and Cybersecurity

TweetFeed is not a novelty feed generator. It’s an information access tool designed for operational use. Built by 0xDanielLopez, it scrapes public Twitter data directly from the front end, bypassing the official API entirely. No login. No token. No surveillance trail.

This matters because Twitter, under its current structure, has made real data access nearly impossible without paying or submitting to their terms. The API is locked behind paywalls. Access is rate-limited, logged, and subject to suspension based on arbitrary platform rules. TweetFeed avoids all of that. It uses Twint to scrape data, schedules routine pulls with apscheduler, stores results locally in SQLite, and serves them as valid RSS through a simple Flask app. The result is clean, self-owned access to timelines without any platform dependency.

From a cybersecurity and OSINT perspective, this is a defensive tool. It allows quiet monitoring of any public Twitter account without alerting the target or exposing the observer. No API usage means nothing is tied to your identity. No OAuth means no leakable credentials. It's ideal for tracking threat actors, documenting disinformation in real-time, or archiving volatile content before it's wiped. It also suits red team operations studying social engineering patterns, or journalists watching unstable geopolitical narratives unfold in real time.

There’s no need for permission, and nothing to revoke. You own the infrastructure. You decide who and what to watch. You’re not throttled, flagged, or profiled.

In short, TweetFeed is what Twitter deliberately refuses to offer: unfiltered, unrestricted access to public data. It’s a quiet weapon for those who understand the value of staying off the radar while staying informed.

Project link: github.com/0xDanielLopez/TweetFeed