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Wikileaks Releases A Massive "Insurance" File That No One Can Open

Posted by samzenpus on from the just-in-case dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Anti-secrecy organization WikiLeaks just released a treasure trove of files, that at least for now, you can't read. The group, which has been assisting ex-NSA contractor Edward Snowden after he leaked top-secret documents to the media, posted links for about 400 gigabytes of files on their Facebook page Saturday, and asked their fans to download and mirror them elsewhere."

10 of 394 comments (clear)

  1. Oh delicious irony by Laxori666 · · Score: 1, Funny

    An "anti-secrecy" organization using secrecy to promote its agenda.

    1. Re:Oh delicious irony by ColdWetDog · · Score: 3, Funny

      Astounding isn't it? The world is such a complicated place.

      I miss Walter Cronkite.

      Sniff.

      --
      Faster! Faster! Faster would be better!
  2. Re:The drones are coming.... by telchine · · Score: 4, Funny

    I know! There's no way I'm mirroring that, Michael Grunwald might launch an airstrike at me!

  3. Clearly... by luckymutt · · Score: 3, Funny

    Wikileaks is now just a government pawn, setting up to record the ip addresses of anyone downloading this honeypot.

    1. Re:Clearly... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

      Yep, I'll be downloading it with my annoying co-worker's computer after he goes home for the night. Come to think of it, I'll do it again from my boss' machine.

  4. Re:349GB? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    rm -fr /porn
    df -h
    Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on
    /dev/sda1 292G 0G 291G 1% /

    Hm. :|

  5. Re:Hey look at us, we are still relevant! by Motard · · Score: 3, Funny

    It's a 42 megapixel nude Assange selfie. Please, in the name of all that is blessed and holy, DO NOT LET THE KEY BE RELEASED! It can only bring tears.

  6. There are limits by grimJester · · Score: 4, Funny

    to what people are willing to give up for a good cause.

  7. Re:A field marshal’s baton? by Lakitu · · Score: 1, Funny

    Thanks for posting this. When I first read his comment, I assumed I was reading a post by an authoritative source who had actually witnessed Napoleon's speech.

  8. Re:Assange is a loser. by VortexCortex · · Score: 4, Funny

    What makes you think real americans are after said principles or have a grasp of declaration of independence?

    What makes you think Real Scotsmen don't exist in a superposition of both true and untrue?!