Why the World Needs WikiLeaks
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Why the World Needs WikiLeaks
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Re: Why the World Needs WikiLeaks
#2A friendly reminder that there has been no proof that Julian Assange is alive, for quite a while.
Also their 'insurance' file hashes no longer match the files.
And the latest messages are not digitally signed. Also there was a set of moderators added all over related subreddits to suppress this.
Re: Why the World Needs WikiLeaks
#3It seems pretty obvious that WikiLeaks has been compromised - is anyone buying this defense?
And more importantly, who/what will replace WikiLeaks?
Re: Why the World Needs WikiLeaks
#4"Some have accused us of being pawns of the Russian government, but this misrepresents our principles and basic operations. ...We prefer not to know who our sources are; we do not want to.."
So they prefer to be unwitting pawns?
Transparency is great, freedom of information is great, but is there some point at which you have to step back and acknowledge that you're being used by a foreign power? Doesn't that undermine the good work that Wikileaks claims to be doing?
Again from the article: "The world is connected by largely unaccountable networks of power that span industries and countries, political parties, corporations and institutions; WikiLeaks shines a light on these by revealing not just individual incidents, but information about entire structures of power."
How does Wikileaks rationalize away the fact that one part of that 'unaccountable network' seems to be using them to exploit some other part?
Re: Why the World Needs WikiLeaks
#5It seems pretty obvious that WikiLeaks has been compromised - is anyone buying this defense? And more importantly, who/what will replace WikiLeaks?
I feel like I'm out of the loop. When was wikileaks compromised? I've passively followed their work over the years, but I've tried to tune out most of the internet the past couple months.
Re: Why the World Needs WikiLeaks
#6It seems pretty obvious that WikiLeaks has been compromised - is anyone buying this defense? And more importantly, who/what will replace WikiLeaks?
How does it seem obvious?
Re: Why the World Needs WikiLeaks
#7A friendly reminder that there has been no proof that Julian Assange is alive, for quite a while. Also their 'insurance' file hashes no longer match the files. And the latest messages are not digitally signed. Also there was a set of moderators added all over related subreddits to suppress this.
what is the significance of the insurance file hashes no longer matching the files?
Re: Why the World Needs WikiLeaks
#8It seems pretty obvious that WikiLeaks has been compromised - is anyone buying this defense? And more importantly, who/what will replace WikiLeaks?
Who will replace WikiLeaks? Any legitimate news organization that actually vets potentially harmful material before releasing it.
Re: Why the World Needs WikiLeaks
#9"Some have accused us of being pawns of the Russian government, but this misrepresents our principles and basic operations. ...We prefer not to know who our sources are; we do not want to.." So they prefer to be unwitting pawns? Transparency is great, freedom of information is great, but is there some point at which you have to step back and acknowledge that you're being used by a foreign power? Doesn't that undermin…
governments can leak information with or without the help of wikileaks.
all wikileaks cares about is complete transparency and access to information.
Re: Why the World Needs WikiLeaks
#10A friendly reminder that there has been no proof that Julian Assange is alive, for quite a while. Also their 'insurance' file hashes no longer match the files. And the latest messages are not digitally signed. Also there was a set of moderators added all over related subreddits to suppress this.
what is the significance of the insurance file hashes no longer matching the files?
This should provide some context.
https://www.reddit.com/r/crypto/comments/5cz1fz/wikileaks_la...