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Tom Zorc

WikiLeaks and Tor: Moral use of an amoral system? | Invisible Inkling - 1 views

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  • Before launching the site, Assange needed to show potential contributors that it was viable. One of the WikiLeaks activists owned a server that was being used as a node for the Tor network. Millions of secret transmissions passed through it. The activist noticed that hackers from China were using the network to gather foreign governments’ information, and began to record this traffic. Only a small fraction has ever been posted on WikiLeaks, but the initial tranche served as the site’s foundation, and Assange was able to say, “We have received over one million documents from thirteen countries.”
    • Tom Zorc
      Tom Zorc on 17 Mar 11
       
      So China's hacking the Tor network to obtain the docs that Assange is going to release anyways...? 
Tyler Sax

WikiLeaks Was Launched With Documents Intercepted From Tor | Threat Level | Wired.com - 0 views

www.wired.com/...wikileaks-documents

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  • WikiLeaks, the controversial whistleblowing site that exposes secrets of governments and corporations, bootstrapped itself with a cache of documents obtained through an internet eavesdropping operation by one of its activists, according to a new profile of the organization’s founder. The activist siphoned more than a million documents as they traveled across the internet through Tor, also known as “The Onion Router,” a sophisticated privacy tool that lets users navigate and send documents through the internet anonymously.
    • Tyler Sax
      Tyler Sax on 17 Mar 11
       
      This is an interesting note about something that isn't taled about very often -- where did Wikileaks come from in the first place?
  • The siphoned documents, supposedly stolen by Chinese hackers or spies who were using the Tor network to transmit the data, were the basis for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s assertion in 2006 that his organization had already “received over one million documents from 13 countries” before his site was launched, according to the article in The New Yorker.
  • Tom Zorc on 17 Mar 11
     
    (This article seems to have been debunked by another I bookmarked)
  • Tyler Sax on 17 Mar 11
     
    (This article seems to have been debunked by another I bookmarked)
Adam Rosenfeld

Publication of WikiLeaks cable leads to calls for Indian prime minister's resignation - 0 views

www.washingtonpost.com/...AR2011031700782.html

shared by Adam Rosenfeld on 20 Mar 11 - No Cached
  • Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, responding to the attacks in parliament, described the leaked cable as "a correspondence between a sovereign government and its mission abroad, and it enjoys diplomatic immunity. Therefore, it is not possible for the government to either confirm it or deny it."
    • Adam Rosenfeld
      Adam Rosenfeld on 20 Mar 11
       
      Highly interesting here to see how India, and other nations, are dealing with the leaked documents...namely India's neither confirm nor deny stance.
  • he opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), said the report brought "shame to the nation.
  • report brought "shame to the nation." Both houses of parliament were adjourned amid a din of shouting.
Nicholas Adams

Julian Assange police investigator a friend of sex assault accuser - 0 views

www.guardian.co.uk/...nge-police-sex-assault-accuser

assange Swedish Trial

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  • Nicholas Adams on 19 Mar 11
     
    Officer and Miss A met through political party and corresponded over internet months before WikiLeaks chief was accused. The pair corresponded on the internet 16 months before the allegations were made against Assange. Miss A commented on a Facebook update on the police officer's page as recently as 10 February including anti-Assange comments, and is a frequent visitor to the officer's blog. Questions have arisen as to whether Assange may even be expedited to Sweden given this information, and as to why the officer did not declare a conflict of interest if such allegations against Assange are true. Many have cited political motivations in the fight to have Assange incarcerated, raising even more questions.
Tom Zorc

WikiLeaks and Julian Paul Assange : The New Yorker - 0 views

www.newyorker.com/...100607fa_fact_khatchadourian

wikileaks Assange

shared by Tom Zorc on 17 Mar 11 - Cached
  • Assange is an international trafficker, of sorts. He and his colleagues collect documents and imagery that governments and other institutions regard as confidential and publish them on a Web site called WikiLeaks.org.
    • Tom Zorc
      Tom Zorc on 17 Mar 11
       
      interesting take on it
  • extensive catalogue
    • Tom Zorc
      Tom Zorc on 17 Mar 11
       
      the new yorker's agenda seems to support assange through a tone that on a certain level undermines criticism / makes the documents seem "less serious" ...as compared to the response of other relevant parties 
  • The secretiveness stems from the belief that a populist intelligence operation with virtually no resources, designed to publicize information that powerful institutions do not want public, will have serious adversaries.
    • Tom Zorc
      Tom Zorc on 17 Mar 11
       
      same tone here
  • ...1 more annotation...
  • Assange calls the site “an uncensorable system for untraceable mass document leaking and public analysis,” and a government or company that wanted to remove content from WikiLeaks would have to practically dismantle the Internet itself. So far, even though the site has received more than a hundred legal threats, almost no one has filed suit.
  • Tom Zorc on 17 Mar 11
     
    *process of learning note* As I explore a certain aspect of a topic, I find myself opening the several links an article references in multiple tabs, reading those articles fully, and doing the same.  Each piece offers a slightly different perspective or take on the issue, yet rounds out the perspective.
Duncan Gillespie

Wikileaks: Saudi King Proposed Micro-Chip Implants for Gitmo Detainees - ABC News - 0 views

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  • Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah proposed that the Obama administration implant electronic micro-chips into the bodies of Guantanamo Bay detainees to track their movements when they are released, a leaked State Department cable shows.
  • Brennan responded politely, explaining that "horses don't have good lawyers" and the idea would likely face stiff opposition from civil libertarians in the U.S.
  • A recent Pentagon analysis found that around 20 percent of former Guantanamo detainees have returned to the fight against the U.S. and continues to climb.
Adam Rosenfeld

U.S. ambassador to Mexico resigns - CNN.com - 0 views

www.cnn.com/...index.html

shared by Adam Rosenfeld on 20 Mar 11 - No Cached
  • The move by Ambassador Carlos Pascual comes amid tension between the United States and Mexico after a U.S. diplomatic cable released last fall by the WikiLeaks website quoted U.S. officials talking about "widespread corruption" in Mexican security agencies and "a dysfunctionally low level of collaboration."
  • Adam Rosenfeld on 20 Mar 11
     
    Impact of wikileaks!!!! US Ambassador to Mexico to step down because of tension created by the diplomatic cables released by wikileaks.
Nicholas Adams

The greater problem of Wikileaks: When innocent sites become the victims - 0 views

thenextweb.com/...ocent-sites-become-the-victims

Wikileaks Twitter Amazon PayPal

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  • Nicholas Adams on 19 Mar 11
     
    This webpage discusses how other websites and corporations have been affected by the Wikileaks issues. Such issues as public censorship, which Amazon has for years condoned, resurfaced surrounding government and public pressures about Wikileaks. Now Amazon must consider if they are willing to pre-screen or censor material uploaded to their site. Twitter has faced similar issues, while PayPal has come under substantial fire from the government for supporting Wikileaks' Donation efforts.
Nicholas Adams

The shameful abuse of Bradley Manning - 0 views

www.guardian.co.uk/...bradley-manning-wikileaks

Manning Torture Wikileaks

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  • Nicholas Adams on 19 Mar 11
     
    The WikiLeaks suspect's mistreatment amounts to torture. Either President Obama knows this or he should make it his business. The president refused to comment on PJ Crowley's (State department Spokesperson) statement that the treatment of Manning is "ridiculous, counterproductive and stupid". Prolonged isolation, sleep deprivation, nudity - the punishments currently being levied upon Manning - come right out of the manual of the CIA for "enhanced interrogation". Such practices are applied in Guantánamo and Abu Ghraib. It's what the CIA calls "no-touch torture", and its purpose is to demoralise someone to the point of offering a desired confession regardless of whether it is true or false.
Nicholas Adams

DreamWorks lines up WikiLeaks film based on Guardian book - 0 views

www.guardian.co.uk/...erg-assange-wikileaks-guardian

Dreamworks movies Wikileaks Assange

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  • Nicholas Adams on 19 Mar 11
     
    Interesting article on how the media is grasping this story and how filmmakers wish to portray the events surrounding Assange. Could the making of several documentaries and movies surrounding this issue lead to a larger question of legitimacy? Can film researchers potentially uncover answers to some of the questions that are being offered by many around the globe? Will the movies be politically charged, such as the allegations surrounding his trial in Sweden? How will the government react to this new interest in producing films around Wikileaks?
Nicholas Adams

Iraq war logs: An introduction - 0 views

www.guardian.co.uk/...iraq-war-logs-introduction

Iraq Torture Wikileaks

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  • Nicholas Adams on 19 Mar 11
     
    The leaking of more than 390,000 previously secret US military reports details the hidden realities of the war in Iraq. More than 100,000 people have died and whole towns such as Falluja have been reduced to near-rubble, while allegations of brutal abuse by some US and UK soldiers at Abu Ghraib prison and elsewhere continue to surface. WikiLeaks has defied the Pentagon to pass this data on to a wide range of media organizations such as newspapers and other webpages.
Jaclyn Udell

Mirror (computing) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 0 views

en.wikipedia.org/...Mirror_(computing)

shared by Jaclyn Udell on 16 Mar 11 - Cached
  • In computing, a mirror is an exact copy of a data set. On the Internet, a mirror site is an exact copy of another Internet site. Mirror sites are most commonly used to provide multiple sources of the same information, and are of particular value as a way of providing reliable access to large downloads. Mirroring is a type of file synchronization. A live mirror is automatically updated as soon as the original is changed.
  • To provide access to otherwise unavailable information. For example, when the popular Google search engine was banned in 2002 by the People's Republic of China, the mirror elgooG was used as a way of effectively circumventing the ban.
Duncan Gillespie

Collateral Murder - 0 views

www.collateralmurder.com

shared by Duncan Gillespie on 16 Mar 11 - Cached
  • WikiLeaks wants to ensure that all the leaked information it receives gets the attention it deserves. In this particular case, some of the people killed were journalists that were simply doing their jobs: putting their lives at risk in order to report on war.
    • Duncan Gillespie
      Duncan Gillespie on 16 Mar 11
       
      Wikileaks emphasizes its overall mission
  • Update: On July 6, 2010, Private Bradley Manning, a 22 year old intelligence analyst with the United States Army in Baghdad, was charged with disclosing this video (after allegedly speaking to an unfaithful journalist)
    • Duncan Gillespie
      Duncan Gillespie on 16 Mar 11
       
      One of the most famous and graphic files released by wikileaks.
  • The Apache crew and those behind the cover up depicted in the video have yet to be charged.
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  • He is currently imprisoned in Kuwait.
Lee Stromberg

U.S. ambassador to Mexico quits amid WikiLeaks furor - Washington Times - 0 views

www.washingtontimes.com/...us-ambassador-mexico

mexico ambassador wikileaks privacy

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    • Lee Stromberg
      Lee Stromberg on 20 Mar 11
       
      This article really shows how leaks can control government relations.  I'm confused as to why this expressed frustration at mexican security of drug cartels could considered serious enough for Pascual's resignation of his post.  It almost seems like he was looking for an excuse to go?
  • Mr. Pascual’s resignation — less than two weeks after President Obama met with Mr. Calderon at the White House — appeared to be the biggest fallout yet from thousands of sensitive U.S. diplomatic cables from around the world released by WikiLeaks. It was the first such public departure by a U.S. ambassador during the Obama administration.
Ihsaan Patel

WikiLeaks Scandal Spurs Hackers vs. Lobbyist Fight - US News and World Report - 0 views

www.usnews.com/...purs-hackers-vs-lobbyist-fight

wikileaks bank of america corporate threats Anonymous security cyber attacks

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  • . The companies did so, which prompted a group of hackers to hit back. The group, which goes by the moniker "Anonymous," launched a series of cyber attacks against those three companies and others, in what the hackers dubbed "Operation Payback."
    • Ihsaan Patel
      Ihsaan Patel on 20 Mar 11
       
      What exactly is the relationship between Anonymous and Wikileaks? Will the relationship between them benefit or hurt wikileaks because Anonymous's activities seem to be explicitly illegal and so Wikileaks could be forced to face even more punishment.
  • Barr's braggadocio didn't sit well with the hacker collective, who then apparently broke into HBGary Federal's computer system and stole tens of thousands of E-mails and posted them on the Internet, hijacked Barr's Twitter account, posted his supposed home address and social security number, and defaced HBGary Federal's website.
    • Ihsaan Patel
      Ihsaan Patel on 20 Mar 11
       
      The fact that the group broke into the security system of a firm that specializes in cyber security makes me wonder if any information on the internet can truly be kept "safe"
Randall Bass

EDITORIAL - The Abuse of Private Manning - Editorial - NYTimes.com - 1 views

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shared by Randall Bass on 25 Mar 11 - No Cached
  • And every morning he is required to stand outside his cell, naked, until he passes inspection and is given his clothes back.
  • Forced nudity is a classic humiliation technique. During the early years of the Bush administration's war on terror, C.I.A. interrogators regularly stripped prisoners to break down barriers of resistance, increase compliance and extract information.
  • Far more troubling is why President Obama, who has forcefully denounced prisoner abuse, is condoning this treatment.
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  • Philip Crowley, a State Department spokesman, committed the classic mistake of a Washington mouthpiece by telling the truth about Private Manning to a small group (including a blogger): that the military's treatment of Private Manning was ''ridiculous and counterproductive and stupid.'' He resigned on Sunday.
    • Randall Bass
      Randall Bass on 10 May 11
       
      shows the abusive techniques of his captors
  • Shida Zhang on 25 Mar 11
     
    "President Obama, who has forcefully denounced prisoner abuse, is condoning the abusive treatment to Manning. 
Shida Zhang

mirror site from FOLDOC - 0 views

foldoc.org/mirror+site

shared by Shida Zhang on 15 Mar 11 - No Cached
  • networking> An archive site or website which keeps a copy of some or all files at another site so as to make them more quickly available and to reduce the load on the source site. It is generally best to use the mirror that is physically closest to you as this will usually give the fastest download.
  • Shida Zhang on 15 Mar 11
     
    Definition for mirror sites
Duncan Gillespie

WikiLeaks Archive - Haggling Over Guantánamo Detainees - NYTimes.com - 0 views

www.nytimes.com/...30gitmo.html

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  • American diplomats went looking for countries that were not only willing to take in former prisoners but also could be trusted to keep them under close watch. In a global bazaar of sorts, the American officials sweet-talked and haggled with their foreign counterparts in an effort to resettle the detainees who had been cleared for release but could not be repatriated for fear of mistreatment, the cables show.
    • Duncan Gillespie
      Duncan Gillespie on 20 Mar 11
       
      Wikileaks cables show US deperately trying to get rid of the remaining prisoners in Guantanamo.
Randall Bass

L. Gordon Crovitz: From WikiLeaks to OpenLeaks | Full Comment | National Post - 0 views

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Openleaks distributed

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  • Randall Bass on 03 Apr 11
     
    Another good piece on the differences between WikiLeaks and OpenLeaks. This one also emphasizes that distribution of responsibility for vetting documents, checking validity, and making determinations about security breaches, etc. to the publishers. The notion of distributed intelligence and distribute responsibility is a key Web concept that has many manifestations. But this is an interesting and important version of it. "Distributed intelligence" is also one of those concepts that has both social and technological implications. 
Lee Stromberg

WikiLeaks documents: five world leaders disparaged by US diplomats - Italy's Silvio Ber... - 0 views

www.csmonitor.com/...Italy-s-Silvio-Berlusconi

privacy

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  • The huge cache of diplomatic cables made public by WikiLeaks contain frank assessments of many top geopolitical players – and predictions as to how their personalities might affect US politics.
  • Lee Stromberg on 20 Mar 11
     
    Interesting comments and opinions of world leaders.  previously confidential material now seem's like the US's underwear when referring to international relations
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