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Secret Chat Between Julian Assange and Eric Schmidt Published By WikiLeaks

Posted by Soulskill on from the who-leaks-the-leakers dept.

New submitter milkasing writes "The Verge reports, 'Google chairman Eric Schmidt and WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange secretly met in 2011 and held a lengthy interview, according to a transcript published on the whistleblowing site. The leak is surprisingly timely — Schmidt was apparently conducting research with Jared Cohen for the pair's book The New Digital Age, which is set to be released on Tuesday. Assange was under house arrest in England at the time the five-hour conversation took place. The conversation is a fascinating look into the minds of the two men, both of whom have had immeasurable impact on issues surrounding technology over recent years."

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  1. I wondered by Anubis+IV · · Score: 1, Interesting

    ...how long it would take before Eric Schmidt said something that made me facepalm. Accidentally referring to TOR as "Thor" in the very first topic he brought up was bad, but not bad enough. Admitting right after that that he doesn't really understand what it is or how it works? In 2011? Just two months after stepping down as the CEO of Google? Facepalm.

    1. Re:I wondered by cffrost · · Score: 3, Interesting

      I think Eric Schmidt just doesn't get anonymity or privacy as applied to individuals (except when it applies to himself — then he's an expert lobbyist).

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      Thank you, Edward Snowden.

      "Arguments from authority are worthless." —Carl Sagan
  2. Fasciniating indeed... by bayankaran · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Completed the first half of TFA. It is indeed fascinating.

    Fascinating to know Julian Assange...his technical know how and philosophical underpinnings make him one of the foremost thinkers of our world. The way Assange connects geo-political issues, the ideas behind publishing, instant publishing to the basic design of Wikileaks is brilliant. (We have to put aside his issues in Sweden.)

    Erich Schmidt comes across as a better version of Steve Ballmer. It would have been interesting if Larry Page / Sergey Brin had a conversation with Assange...they would be more interesting and the conversation would not be completely one sided.

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  3. Re:Rapists! by interval1066 · · Score: 3, Interesting

    This attitude assumes that the law and those who create it and enforce it are always on the right side of it and completely above board and beyond any sort of mischief, or worse. An attitude I do not share. I mistrust my government greatly.

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    Python: 'And then suddenly you have a language which says "we're all stuck with whatever the whiniest coder wants".'