For WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, the most important information he publicly leaked is the ongoing "Public Library of U.S. Diplomacy" (PLUSD) series, which he believes had the "most impact" in court cases and elections.
This week was particularly revelatory in the world of cyber security: the U.S. formally charged five Chinese military officials with cybertheft, eBay announced it was hacked, and it turns out the National Security Agency has been listening to some countries in Central America while the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill to try to curb the NSA's practices.
WikiLeaks is at it again. The transparency-touting organization has announced that it will soon reveal the name of a country that the NSA records every single phone call in despite warnings that it could lead to innocent deaths.
On Monday, the US announced that it will charge five Chinese military officials with cyberspying on American companies. According to a U.S. government official, the five individuals will be slammed with espionage charges of cyberspying. It will be the first time the U.S. Department of Justice is accusing China of such spying.
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange kicked off the South by Southwest Interactive conference on Saturday with a Skype-powered video chat with the tech geeks gathered in Austin, TX. Speaking from his imposed house arrest in the Ecuadorian embassy in London, Assange talked with SXSW attendees about his life, the National Security Agency, and the new era of journalism and activism.
If you are a high-profile person and you log onto your computer, conduct your work and surf the Internet to freely access an open marketplace of ideas, you may think that you are alone in your search -- think again, especially if you're in Latin America.
If you are a high-profile person and you log onto your computer, conduct your work and surf the Internet to freely access an open marketplace of ideas, you may think that you are alone in your search -- think again, especially if you're in Latin America.
Wednesday morning, Army Pfc. Bradley Manning got his day in court. When all was said and done, he was left facing 35 years in prison for his part in the WikiLeaks scandal that exposed large amounts of classified government information.
The defense of Pfc. Bradley Manning scored a minor victory on Tuesday but on the whole, the future still looks grim for the WikiLeaks contributor who rocked the world with the sensitive information he leaked.
The embassy has been home to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who has been on the run from Western governments ever since he first broke the WikiLeaks cables.
A large public outcry of support for convicted criminal and former soldier Bradley Manning is in full gear this week, as various celebrities have gotten together to lend their talents to a video in support of the Army whistleblower.
