Pic of the Week: Assange vs Zuckerberg
Stumbled across this picture this week, and although it’s quoting Bill Hader playing as Julian Assange in the Saturday Night Live skit below, I feel the message still makes a point. It’s probably worth reminding people that Assange was voted for Person of the Year by the readers of TIME magazine. In that same vote Zuckerberg came in at a lagging 10th place. I know… how Zuckerberg got it confused me too.
[Update] Here’s an Assange/Zuckerberg mashup picture of the quote above:
Banking Whistleblower Rudolf Elmer Hands Tax Information to Wikileaks
Swiss ex-banker, Rudolf Elmer, has handed over financial information on 2,000 individuals (including 60 politicians) to Wikileaks. Elmer is himself on trial for previous leaks to Julian Assange’s group and breaking notoriously strict Swiss banking privacy laws. The information, stored on two CDs, was handed over to Julian Assange in a public press conference. The discs supposedly contain evidence of tax evasion that will be reviewed by Wikileaks, with plans to disclose parts of it publicly, and to relevant authorities.
Assange said that it will be at least two weeks before any of the information can be reviewed and released. Are you a rich tax evader? Ready… set… sweat!
The Power of Information: A Critique of Privacy, Wikileaks and Recent Events
The recent explosion of Wikileaks and Cablegate has yet again brought the unique power of information to the forefront of the world’s attention. What makes this different from the usual ‘knowledge is power’ debate, is that it highlights the sensitive balance between those wishing to reveal information to the world, and those who, for whatever reason, want to prevent that from happening. Historically it was the role of investigative journalists to look into the activities of companies and governments, however due to the high costs of long-term investigative stories, political affiliations, the chance of government gag orders, and the threat of lawsuits, these have been in decline. It is not only massive government-focused leaks that have been gagged in the past, smaller journalists and even individuals have been prevented from legally reporting or capturing an event. Read more
Correlation Found Between Julian Assange and Cloned Foods!
The following poll results very clearly show an irrefutable direct correlation between people who think that Wikileaks’ Julian Assange should be charged with espionnage, and those who think milk and meat products made from cloned animals are as safe as conventional food.
It is therefore possible to state that the more intelligent voters do not think Julian Assange should be charged with espionage. Science, it works bitches.
Voice your opinion on Wikileaks’ Cablegate by voting in the sidebar, or vote here.
Poll: What’s your opinion of the Wikileaks Cablegate?
Those of us involved in security in any form will tend to have strong opinions about things like information control, political agendas, freedom of information, civil liberties, and the impact these may have on the world. I just wanted to get a feel for how the security community feels about Wikileaks Cablegate.
What's your opinion on Wikileaks' Cablegate?
- I'm pro-disclosure. Wikileaks provides a valuable service (77%)
- This information is too dangerous. Wikileaks were reckless to release it (19%)
- I don't care either way (5%)
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