Wikileaks: dangerous, embarrassing, or performing a public service?
I'm curious. (Okay, I'm probably also bored; see the snowmageddon post for reasons!). Wikileaks has been in the news a lot lately - so much so that, if you weren't aware of that, I have a rock you can continue to hide under ;) Opinions differ considerably on the merits of the material being posted on Wikileaks, and on Wikileaks' existence at all.
I'm not commenting on Julian Assange himself here; that's a much more complicated situation, given his arrest and possible extradition to Sweden on serious charges. Whatever one might think of Assange, with or without the allegations of assault, what of Wikileaks?
My own views on the subject are pretty firm and fairly strong - but at this stage, given the wide divergence of opinion generally, I'm more interested in what others think, so I'm keeping my own position quiet for the time being. First, a poll, and I'll come back with my own opinion later.
Poll
Comments welcomed and encouraged.
I'm not commenting on Julian Assange himself here; that's a much more complicated situation, given his arrest and possible extradition to Sweden on serious charges. Whatever one might think of Assange, with or without the allegations of assault, what of Wikileaks?
My own views on the subject are pretty firm and fairly strong - but at this stage, given the wide divergence of opinion generally, I'm more interested in what others think, so I'm keeping my own position quiet for the time being. First, a poll, and I'll come back with my own opinion later.
Poll
Comments welcomed and encouraged.