Why I Support Wikileaks

Jan 03, 2011 13:28

The choice is not for or against leaks, in any meaningful sense, though both sides are trying to make it so. Information leaks will happen, and they will happen more as technology advances. People do not understand the baroque and constantly shifting security implications of their actions, and they will be duped. National cybersecurity Read more... )

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awibs January 3 2011, 21:01:11 UTC
yes.

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raist23m January 3 2011, 22:41:26 UTC
I think you just summed up a great deal of the first amendment there. I believe that leaks are important. If it weren't for leaks, we wouldn't have found out about Watergate, amongst other things. The honor of our country is on the line, and we need the press to keep the government honest. Wikileaks is part of the press. Even if they haven't quite been recognized as such yet.

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Yeah, but... anonymous January 6 2011, 07:20:38 UTC
"The choice is between everyone being able to reuse the data, or only the authorized and criminals being able to ( ... )

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Post Comment anonymous January 10 2011, 05:18:12 UTC
Dynamic article.

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