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WikiLeaks' Daniel Schmitt Speaks
Lars Sobiraj submitted an interview with Daniel Schmitt of WikiLeaks. "He encourages all readers and warns his opponents — WikiLeaks has the means to make our society better, to create a world which stands united and strong against abuse — locally and nationally as well as globally. Modern, fast, world-wide technology makes it possible. In the interview, Daniel explains in detail how this will be done, with the help of WikiLeaks and all its supporters."
Surely he wont mind if we leak his personal information to the site. Since he is a person of note (after all wikileaks is worldwide) he's fair game, right? While were at it we can leak personal detail of Jimmy Wales, after all the world has the right to know anybodies personal and secret details. Who are you to dare attempt to have privacy, to not want your life exposed and open to the world for it's amusement?
Site like wikileaks are the parasites of the technology world, their entire existence is based solely based on publishing private information and breaking trust. These values are otherwise held in contempt by most people in the IT and geek communities, so why on earth does wikileaks get the time of day on a site like slashdot? Just remember that because you may not like whatever evil corp / country has something published today, it could well be an organization or individual you like tomorrow.
I fail to see how the site is any better than any number of carders sites where credit cards are sold wholesale. I really have to ask, where do they draw the line? What is to heinous for wikileaks to publish? How about detailed descriptions of the making and distribution of nerve gas in a military manner? After all that's been government domain information since at least world war one. What would they do if Iran or North Korea in a spate of indignation decided to post their detail nuclear weapon secrets on wikileaks?
Since Danial Ellsburg did the country a favor and released the Pentagon Papers, now everybody thinks that EVERY secret is just the government trying to cover its misdeeds.
The problem with that is that I've seen secret tech docs on hardware in the field of battle in Iraq and Afghanistan show up on this Wikileaks site, so therefore the enemy undoubtedly has too.
Going to Afghanistan? Iraq? Have a Father / Mother / Son / Daughter / Sister / Brother / Friend in one of those places? Thanks to Wikileaks, you or they might just come back in a box, rather than walking down the concourse of your favorite local airport, because the enemy may now know some places our counter-IED equipment does not operate within the RF spectrum. Just lovely.
For publishing so irresponsibly, I would personally like to see these Wikileak perpetrators tried, convicted, and sentenced for murder. I'd take great pleasure in firing the shot / pulling the trapdoor / throwing the switch / pushing the plunger on whatever method of execution they might have available to them and choose.
There's just no excuse for endangering the troops... none.