If I have a protected Twitter account and I retweet someone, can they see that I have retweeted them?

[Andy]

I want my Twitter account protected, but I also want to enter some contests. If I retweet something, @ mention someone, and/or use a hashtag (#), can they see if I have done this if they look at retweets or search for the hashtag? Does this change if I am following them? Does whether they can see my tweet by searching for a hashtag change if I @ mention them in the tweet?

[Ed Fox]

“Protected Twitter accounts are like going to a party and hiding in the closet while you drink from a flask…alone”

Why do people continue this sort of anti-social behavior of all places but a…social network like Twitter?

[Parxon Gamcuner]

The person you Re-Tweeted can, and the person that has the hashtag can