Guest Thinkers — October 11, 2010

The Next Wikileaks Release

“As Wikileaks prepares to release more documents on the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, will greater accountability follow?” Al Jazeera on the controversial startup.

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“The largest leak of classified military documents in US history revealed these incidents and many more. Nevertheless, the Afghan war logs published by Wikileaks on July 25 prompted no official apology or investigation into their contents. … With several other leaks—including one with some 15,000 more documents on Afghanistan reported to include even more extensive and damming revelations—due to soon be released, the human rights community is hoping that a cue will be taken from their reactions to the first release and that increased accountability will follow.”

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Technology & Innovation

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The new data dump by WikiLeaks showcases just how vulnerable our smartphones and smart TVs are to hacking. This first release, part of the larger Vault 7, provides insight into the massive capabilities of the CIA to use popular tech tools as a form of surveillance. Now, what happens when it gets into the wrong hands?

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Technology & Innovation

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