Wikileaks has taken centre stage in the media recently, and continues to be a growing source of controversy. Opinions are divided over whether or not the activities of the organisation are legitimate, but on a more neutral note, there are interesting questions arising from some of the technical difficulties it has experienced. At a basic [...]
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Whistleblowers, Censorship, and Secure channels of Communication: The Afghan War Logs
Over 90,000 American military documents relating to operations in Afghanistan have been leaked by the online whistleblower Wikileaks. Read more about Wikileaks in our earlier post, and on their website. These previously unreleased documents, leaked in advance to the media under an agreement that they would not publish until this week, offer detailed accounts of [...]
Iceland: A haven for free speech
By facilitating the dissemination of information to an extent far beyond any technology that has come before it, the Internet has enabled businesses to reach a global market more easily than ever before, given rise to the phenomenon of social networking, provided instant, easy access to knowledge and experience in every field, and turned connected [...]
