Wednesday, October 31, 2012

"State Secrets in the Age of the Internet" Notes


  • 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  

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