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Edward Snowden Has Formally Applied for Political Asylum in Russia
Jul 1, 2013Fugitive document leaker Edward Snowden has formally applied for political asylum in Russia after spending eight days in the transit area of Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport. The Reuters news agency quoted an unnamed Russian immigration ...
Tags: NSA, Edward Snowden, Russia
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Donations Have Been Declining Substantially Over The Last Two Years
May 24, 2013Donations to WikiLeaks since January have only been enough to cover expenditures in essential infrastructure, such as servers, according to a transparency report. Donations have been declining substantially over the last two years, the ...
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NSW Emerged as Supposed Target of Alleged Computer Hacker Matthew Flannery
May 16, 2013A local council in regional NSW has emerged as the supposed target of alleged computer hacker Matthew Flannery, the self-proclaimed leader of the international cyber-crime syndicate Lulzsec, police say. Mr Flannery, 24, known by the ...
Tags: Hacker, Computer Products
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The Three-Year Blockade Against Donations to Wikileaks May Have Just Been Chiseled Away
Apr 27, 2013The three-year blockade against donations to WikiLeaks may have just been chiseled away, in Iceland, by a ruling handed down by the European country's Supreme Court. The verdict, handed down Wednesday, says that the Visa subcontractor ...
Tags: Wikileaks, Computer Products
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Wikileaks' Latest Release Is Billed as a Transcript of a "Secret Meeting"
Apr 23, 2013Wikileaks' latest release is billed as a transcript of a "secret meeting," but it may more accurately be termed a promotion. The site on Friday released a five-hour transcript of a June 2011 meeting between Julian Assange, one of the ...
Tags: google, Computer Products
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Anonymous Brought Down Government Websites in Protest at UK's Handling Julian Assange
Dec 26, 2012Hacktivist group Anonymous claims it brought down government websites in protest at the UK’s handling of the asylum case of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. The group targeted the websites of No. 10, the Home Office, the Ministry ...
Tags: Anonymous, Computer Products, Government Websites, Julian Assange
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Whistle-Blowing Site Wikileaks on Thursday Released The Syria Files
Dec 25, 2012Whistle-blowing site Wikileaks on Thursday released the Syria Files, a database of more than 2.4 million emails to and from Syrian political figures, ministries and associated companies, dating from August 2006 to March 2012. The ...
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The U.S. Is Trying to Erect a National Regime of Secrecy and Obfuscation
Dec 25, 2012The U.S. is trying to erect a national regime of secrecy and obfuscation where any government employee revealing sensitive information to a media organization can be sentenced to death, life imprisonment, or for espionage, and the ...
Tags: U.S., secrecy, obfuscation, media organization
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A New Website Aims to Crowdsource Donations for WikiLeaks and Three Other Organizations.
Dec 18, 2012IDG News Service - A new website, set up by Pentagon Papers whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg and some other civil rights activists, aims to crowdsource donations for WikiLeaks and three other organizations. The launch of the Freedom of the ...
Tags: WikiLeaks, website, crowdsource donations, stopped processing payments
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Godaddy Websites Resulted in Thousands of Websites Being Brought Down
Dec 17, 2012A member of hacktivist group Anonymous has claimed responsibility for a hack targeting GoDaddy,the world's largest domain name registrar,which has resulted in thousands of websites being brought down. The US service provider hosts ...
Tags: Hacker, Anonymous Attack, Website, Personal Data
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Anonymous Would Help Increase Public Donations to Wikileaks
Oct 12, 2012Anonymous, the hacking collective, has ended its association with Wikileaks after Julian Assange's whistleblowing website erected a 'selective paywall' to help increase public donations to Wikileaks. Clicking to access a number of the ...
Tags: Wikileaks, Julian Assange, Assad, Wiki
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The Hertfordshire Police Website Has Been Hacked by a Supporter
Aug 31, 2012The Hertfordshire Police website has been hacked by a supporter of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, with data about members of the force published online. Information about officers in Hertfordshire's Safer Neighbourhood Teams, including ...
Tags: Wikileaks, Hertfordshire Police website, Julian Assange, hack
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Julian Sunday Called on Governments to Stop Persecution of Political Whistle Blowers
Aug 19, 2012IDG News Service - Speaking from a balcony at the Ecuadorian embassy in London where he has sought asylum, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange Sunday called on governments including the U.S. to stop persecution of political whistle blowers and ...
Tags: Julian Assange, WikiLeaks, Vienna convention, Bradley Manning