Tuesday, December 7, 2010

Encryption systems - WikiLeak's 'potent weapon'

http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2010/12/the-shameful-attacks-on-julian-assange/67440

"The true importance of Wikileaks ...  lies ... in the technology that made it possible, which has already shown itself to be a potent weapon to undermine official lies and defend human rights.  Since 1997, Assange has devoted a great deal of his time to inventing encryption systems that make it possible for human rights workers and others to protect and upload sensitive data.  The importance of Assange's efforts to human rights workers in the field were recognized last year by Amnesty International, which gave him its Media Award ..."

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