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Wikileaks Sidesteps Publishing Public PGP Key

Posted by timothy on from the these-things-take-time dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Repeated requests toward the Wikileaks staff regarding their use of PGP have gone unanswered. The current public PGP key posted has been expired since November 2nd, 2007. A response on their PGP talk page notes that the 'SSL based mail submission system' will be the secure online method of document submission. At the current time, there is no method to safely encrypt any postal communications with Wikileaks or verify that any given communication actually originated from a Wikileaks staff member." Doubtless there are some complicating factors here -- but what is the best way to keep a confidentiality-centric site like Wikileaks trustworthy?

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  1. Re:Reading between the lines by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    hmm.. no encryption and no answers. I smell an FBI national security letter and gag order. I see hats.

    Tinfoil hats.
  2. Tomorrow's headlines: by Cctoide · · Score: 2, Funny

    - Wikileaks Changes Headings to Times New Roman
    - Wikileaks Director Recommends Ivory Soap
    - Wikileaks to Sponsor Next Super Bowl
    - Wikileaks leaks Wikileaks' Wikileaks leaks
    - Wikileaks wikileaks wikileaks, Wikileaks wikileaks

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    "Let's face it, it's a good story. Accuracy would kill it."