Julian Assange
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‘Tis The Season For Mainstream Warnings About “God-Like” Gov’t Threats To Privacy
Today, a flagship news and current affairs program broadcast on the U.K.’s BBC Radio 4 carried a broadcast by Wikileaks’ Julian Assange this morning, using that mainstream platform to draw attention to government inroads into privacy. This follows Edward Snowden using the U.K.’s Channel 4 TV station for a pro-privacy Alternative Christmas Message broadcast. Read More
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WikiLeaks Founder Assange Tells 60 Minutes: "Our Values Are Those Of The U.S. Revolution"
In an interview with 60 Minutes, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange compares his values to those of the Founding Fathers of the United States and argues that he is actually playing “inside the rules.” He defends his actions by leaning heavily on the First Amendment, stating that “our founding values are those of the U.S. revolution.” On the possibility of facing… Read More
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You Too Can Be Julian Assange In 'WikiLeaks: The Game'
Between the drama, intrigue and Interpol, the WikiLeaks saga has all the trimmings of a Hollywood movie. One friend of mine is debating quitting her job in order to write a movie script (She sees Lupin from Harry Potter as playing Assange). And she better hurry up — I’m betting at least two WikiLeaks-related scripts are getting pushed through Hollywood as I write… Read More
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Julian Assange refused bail – will stay in custody until 14 Dec. hearing
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange told a London court today that he will fight his extradition to Sweden on sex crime charges. Assange has been refused bail and will be remanded in custody till 14 December. It appears the reasons given by the court were that he has a “nomadic life”, refused to give his address and there is no record of his entry to the UK. This means there will be… Read More
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With Wikileaks' Assange Arrested, What Happens To Insurance.aes256?
Now that Wikileaks’ Julian Assange is currently in police custody, curiosity turns towards the file insurance.aes256. The file, which first appeared online last July, is so named because it’s said to represent “insurance” against any possible disruption in Wikileaks’ work. Considering the site has been fighting tool and nail to stay online for the past few days… Read More
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Is Wikileaks' Julian Assange Hiding Out In The UK? And Why Are People Hating On Amazon?
More Wikileaks info for you. It’s pretty hard to think of a bigger tech story in 2010 than the site’s rise to prominence. Obviously it’s been around for a while now, but it didn’t really ruffle any feathers—always a good thing—until this year. Today’s developments: it would certainly appear that Public Enemy Number One (in the eyes of certain talking… Read More
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Sweden Prosecutors Seek Wikileaks' Julian Assange
Julian Assange, the Wikileaks editor and spokesperson, is now wanted in Sweden, but not “wanted” in a good way. It has nothing to do with Wikileaks (so says The Man), but over an alleged rape. It’s not a new case—a warrant was issued in August before being stricken—but it’s probably not the kind of thing that Wikileaks needs as it’s trying to… Read More
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