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Five-hour talk between Google's Schmidt, Wikileaks founder released

Five-hour talk between Google
  • Posted April 19, 2013, 1:00 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in The Web
  • Wikileaks has published a five-hour long conversation between former Google CEO Eric Schmidt and Wikileaks' head man Julian Assange. The recording's rather timely release coincides with the launch of Schmidt's book, "The New Digital Age" which is slated to arrive…

PlusD is Wikileaks' searchable archive of U.S. classified documents

PlusD is Wikileaks
  • Posted April 8, 2013, 6:00 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in The Web
  • Wikileaks has unveiled a newly searchable archive dubbed the "Public LIbrary of U.S. Diplomacy" or otherwise known as PlusD. The whistle-blowing organization hopes its efforts to sort, tag and analyze an enormous collection of more than two million U.S. documents…

Manning pleads guilty, hoped leaks would "cause society to reconsider" war on terror

Manning pleads guilty, hoped leaks would "cause society to reconsider" war on terror
  • Posted March 1, 2013, 10:30 AM by Rick Burgess | Filed in The Web
  • During his military trial at Ft. Meade, Bradley Manning, age 25, plead guilty yesterday to 10 of 22 charges stemming from the submission of classified information to Wikileaks in 2010. Manning has claimed responsibility for obtaining and sharing hundreds of…

Ecuadorian government grants Wikileaks' Julian Assange diplomatic asylum

Ecuadorian government grants Wikileaks
  • Posted August 16, 2012, 9:00 AM by Erik Orejuela | Filed in Industry News, The Web Breaking News
  • During a press conference held by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ricardo Patiño, the Ecuadorian government announced that Julian Assange will receive diplomatic asylum in the South American country. After thoroughly investigating Assange’s claims, Ecuador reportedly verified that the Wikileaks…

WikiLeaks founder seeks political asylum at Ecuadorian Embassy in London

WikiLeaks founder seeks political asylum at Ecuadorian Embassy in London
  • Posted June 20, 2012, 9:30 AM by Lee Kaelin | Filed in Industry News
  • The long running legal battle to extradite WikiLeaks' founder Julian Assange to Sweden to face sex crime allegations took a turn on Tuesday evening after he walked into the Ecuadorian Embassy in London and requested political asylum under the United…

Wikileaks goes political, Julian Assange runs for Australian Senate

Wikileaks goes political, Julian Assange runs for Australian Senate
  • Posted March 19, 2012, 6:00 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in The Web
  • According to ABC News Australia, controversial Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has decided to run for a seat in Australia's Upper House. Not only does Assange aspire to become a political figure himself, but Wikileaks also claims to have its own…

WikiLeaks to buy boat, move servers offshore to avoid prosecution

WikiLeaks to buy boat, move servers offshore to avoid prosecution
  • Posted February 1, 2012, 4:00 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in IT Security
  • Investors for WikiLeaks are reportedly in the process of purchasing a boat that would be used to move the site’s servers offshore in an attempt to avoid prosecution from law enforcement in the United States. Multiple sources within the hacking…

WikiLeaks' founder Julian Assange to host new TV show

WikiLeaks
  • Posted January 24, 2012, 5:30 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Industry News, IT Security
  • WikiLeaks has announced that founder Julian Assange will be hosting his own television show that features interviews with key political players from around the globe. The theme of the interview show is “the world tomorrow” and is scheduled to begin…

WikiLeaks could be forced to shut down by year's end

WikiLeaks could be forced to shut down by year
  • Posted October 24, 2011, 6:00 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Industry News, IT Security With Video
  • Wikileaks is on the verge of shutting down unless the organization is able to overcome blockades put in place by US financial institutions. Founder Julian Assange said on Monday at a news conference in London that the group needs $3.5…

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