- politicians such as Sarah Palin have want the government to take extra-legal steps against the website WikiLeaks disclosures' founder
- government employees warned not to download leaked documents
- some organizations that trade with WikiLeaks have taken away the services they once provided
- US arrested Julian Assange (founder) who is currently in custody in the UK and may face charges in Sweden
- US wanting to prosecute Assange but he may not have committed an offense under US jurisdiction since he has the right to freedom of speech
- Assange aimed at attacking secrecy
- plan of no secrets in the states in impossible since it could be dangerous if some of the states information was disclosed to the public
- US shouldn't punish Assange in order to solve the problem
- it is better to debate laws rather than bend those that already exist
- US should do a better job at keeping secrets
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
"State Secrets in the Age of the Internet" Notes
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