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the Wikileaks/ Cablegate scandal (pg. 4)
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| exraver |
Canada is #1. Again!
OTTAWA — Defence Department staff have been warned against using government computers to sift through secret documents released by WikiLeaks.
An email dubbed "Wikileaks Notice" in the subject line says military computers are "not to be used to visit the Wikileaks (sic) site or any other websites containing such information."
The memo from the assistant deputy minister for information management says doing so amounts to "unauthorized use" under the department's "acceptable use of the Internet, Defence Intranet and other electronic networks and computers" directive.
Canadian Forces IT staff "may monitor attempts to view this site's material and will report attempts to the affected chains of command," it adds.
The department fears accessing the site could expose government computers to "malicious search engine poisoning attacks" and that third parties might "collect and exploit visitor data or deliver malicious software through downloaded files."
As some of the information may be classified, downloading it onto or viewing it from government computers could also be a breach of security policy, it says.
Staff were also warned to consider the similar risk of contamination to personal computers, smart phones and flash drives that access the site. The memo notes transferring data from such devices to department computers is "not authorized."
Defence spokesman John MacLean said a similar warning was issued in July after the whistleblower website released thousands of war logs concerning Afghanistan.
MacLean noted staff aren't precluded from reading about the WikiLeaks documents on mainstream newspaper websites, for example, but should be careful not to click on links that would take them directly to the leaked material.
While they're not forbidden from accessing the material on their own time from home, MacLean said staff are discouraged from seeking out their own files.
http://www.canada.com/news/Defence+...4677/story.html
What about the rest of government computers? Won't they get infected too? |
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| jester |
| quote: | Originally posted by hardcore trancer
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-11917891
Now it is becoming more and clearer that the United States government will be doing everything in their power out of their desperateness to try to shut wikileaks down. I will not work since wikileaks is now too big to go down. Also I believe that the U.S is fearing what could be leaked out when it comes to the U.S banking industry. |
I can't wait to see what wikileaks has on the banking sector. One thing Assange will probably land up dead and two, depending what was posted it might start a civil war/revolution in the US. Those two are unlikely scenarios that are possible. |
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| exraver |
| quote: | Originally posted by jester
I can't wait to see what wikileaks has on the banking sector. One thing Assange will probably land up dead and two, depending what was posted it might start a civil war/revolution in the US. Those two are unlikely scenarios that are possible. |
As long as americans have their 3 W, welfare, walmart and whopper, there will be no revolution, trust me :) |
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| jon jon |
| quote: | Originally posted by jon jon
this has to be considered a major point in history... |
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| The Potter |
*From BBC News:
Analysis
Jane Wakefield
BBC technology reporter
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The net appears to be closing in on Wikileaks as more and more companies it relies on distance themselves from it.
Shutting down the main .org site will cause problems but it is by no means the end.
Its Twitter feed remains defiant, urging fans to log on via its IP address with the tweet "Free speech has a number: http://88.80.13.160".
In some ways, any attempts to cut off Wikileaks could be a case of too little, too late.
The thousands of secret US diplomatic cables at the heart of the controversy are already with media outlets.
A site as controversial and savvy as Wikileaks has plenty up its sleeve, like the mysterious encrypted file labelled 'insurance', which is believed to have been posted on Bit Torrent and is rumoured to contain all the leaks.
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So, to continue accessing the site, the 'raw' net address to bookmark is: http://88.80.13.160
Those ing wanker-bankers got off way too lightly, and so with the moral hazard still remaining, the incentive is there for them to screw over the world's taxpayers, all over again!!!. I can't wait for more to hit the fan :crazy: |
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| iant56 |
Up next on 'wikileaks'? ... lol :nervous:
| quote: | Julian Assange: Many weirdos email us about UFOs or how they discovered that they were the anti-christ whilst talking with their ex-wife at a garden party over a pot-plant. However, as yet they have not satisfied two of our publishing rules.
1) that the documents not be self-authored;
2) that they be original.
However, it is worth noting that in yet-to-be-published parts of the cablegate archive there are indeed references to UFOs. |
http://wikileaks.foreignpolicy.com/...wikileaks_files |
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| The Potter |
*A really interesting Forbes recent interview with Assange. Boy, does this fella come across as smart:
http://blogs.forbes.com/andygreenbe...julian-assange/
"...And they’re harder leaks to get?
Intelligence particularly, because the penalties are so severe. Although very few people have been caught, it’s worth noting. The penalties may be severe, but nearly everyone gets away with it.
To keep people in control, you only need to make them scared. The CIA is not scared as an institution of people leaking. It’s scared that people will know that people are leaking and getting away with it. If that happens, the management loses control.
And WikiLeaks has the opposite strategy?
That’s right. It’s summed up by the phrase “courage is contagious.” If you demonstrate that individuals can leak something and go on to live a good life, it’s tremendously incentivizing to people..."
This excerpt supports what I heard a UK journalist say on the radio last night. Someone from the British intelligence service informed him that something is not a secret if 3 million people know about. By the time 1000 people have access to classified information, including that which is held by the US, all intelligence agencies know that the Chinese and Russians would have already infilitrated the system. Therefore, if the Chinese and Russians know these 'secrets', as well as 3 million Americans, why can't other citizens? This adds weight to the view that governments are deliberately overstating the impact that these leaks will have on people's safety. |
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| exraver |
The first lesson learned from the Wikileaks case must be the all-out war waged by our governments on freedom in the "Free World".
a) No laws broken - Amazon withdraws from providing Wikileaks server space.
b) No laws broken - EveryDNS removes access to the Wikileaks.org address.
c) No laws broken - Paypal stops Wikileaks from receiving donations.
d) No laws broken - Google refuses to register on searches the Wikileaks new address.
After thanking Wikileaks for showing us the true face of global "liberal democracy", if you value your freedom:
a) Visit Wikileaks on their new address - http://wikileaks.ch
b) Read in detail the truth about your own and other "pro-American regimes".
c) Donate to Wikileaks via the non-paypal methods.
d) Use whatever means to tell your friends, relatives, and colleagues how to do a, b, and c.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/theobserv...ew-iran-helmand |
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| jester |
| quote: | | Assange has warned he can divulge the classified documents in the insurance file and similar backups if he is detained or the WikiLeaks website is permanently removed from the internet. He has suggested the contents are unredacted, posing a possible security risk for coalition partners around the world. |
Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/world/2010/1.../#ixzz17GJi9VIA
Come on US and everyone else push him so the world can know what else your hiding ;)
Assange is like the real world version of V (V for Vendetta) |
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| jester |
Reading some comments on there is just hilarious. One guy is like, if some dies because of this... Assange should be tried for murder :haha: If thats so. Guess everyone that works for the State Department, the White House and others since Bush and Obama were in power should be charged with murder also. I guess when its state sanctioned its fine, but when the dirty laundry gets out by a different source its illegal. Hypocrisy at its best.
USA moto "do as we say, not as we do"
Ron Paul for President! |
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| Special K |
Lol at "democracy" and "freedom of speech" at work. Christ.
America YEAAAAAAA
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:rolleyes:
What a joke.
I am hopeful that that all of the files get released. Especially the dirt on the banking sector and dick cheney. Crooks, the lot of them.
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