When the Washington Times reported in 1998 that the National Security Agency was able to monitor Osama bin Laden’s satellite phone, for example, he stopped using it.
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange argues that greater transparency “creates a better society for all people.” This raises the question of why governments keep secrets at all, and whether those reasons are justified.
Who is Wikileaks?
WikiLeaks is an international non-profit media organisation that issues submissions of otherwise unavailable documents from anonymous sources and leaks. WikiLeaks is a project of the Sunshine Press. The WikiLeaks website first appeared on the Internet in December 2006. The creators of WikiLeaks have not been officially described. It has been represented in public since January 2007 by Julian Assange and others. Assange describes himself as a member of WikiLeaks' advisory board.
The wikileaks website connection is encrypted, utilizing SSL (Secure Socket Layer) technology. SSL also allows users to check the identity of the site. Besides WikiLeaks is the secure site with an encrypted connection WikiLeaks also provides TOR (The Onion Router) network. TOR network allows users to hide the IP address origin. The use of the TOR network is to strengthen the document contributors anonymity.
WikiLeaks also accept leaked material in person and via postal drops as alternative techniques, and the anonymous electronic drop box as the preferred method of submitting any material. WikiLeaks also mentions that it has a network of talented lawyers around the world who are personally committed to the principles that WikiLeaks is based on, and who defend its media organisation.
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