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Peiter “Mudge” Zatko’s allegations about the social media platform renewed a sense of urgency for lawmakers to rein in Big Tech. https://media.wired.com/photos/632115df20bc56769c4130e7/master/pass/Congress’s%20takeaways%20from%20the%20Twitter%20whistleblower%20hearing-GettyImages-1423404059.jpg
Enlarge / A Tesla Motor Inc. Modelcle is displayed outside the company’s Gigafactory in Sparks, Nevada, U.S., on Tuesday, July 26, 2016. (credit: Troy Harvey/Bloomberg via Getty Images) A lawyer representing Martin Tripp has released a 10-page police report that he says raises new questions concerning a purported June 20 shooting threat to the Tesla […]
WikiLeaks supporters are calling on Ecuador’s government to restore Julian Assange’s communication privileges, arguing that jamming his phone and internet access violates his rights, a former CIA officer and whistleblower told RT. In late March the government of Ecuador decided to cut off Julian Assange from the outside world by blocking his phone and internet […]
Published time: 11 Jan, 2018 05:00 Edited time: 11 Jan, 2018 05:22 Donald Trump has not only continued his predecessor’s crackdown on whistleblowers, but ramped up the effort, John Kiriakou told RT. He said Julian Assange should sit tight unless he wants to end up in a US jail. Hopes that WikiLeaks co-founder Assange will […]
Enlarge (credit: Kate Ter Haar) On Monday, a former top State Department official who blew the whistle three years ago on what he saw as overzealous surveillance announced a new non-profit law firm, Whistleblower Aid. Unlike most other whistleblowing organizations, however, Whistleblower Aid is employing a few crucial digital tools to help, including Tor and SecureDrop—and […]
Prominent jurist and head of Julian Assange’s legal team Baltasar Garzon told RT that the US has been secretly conducting an investigation into his client and WikiLeaks, arguing that those implicated in crimes should face legal action instead. Read more Garzon, a renowned human rights judge who sat on Spain’s central criminal court and once […]
Published time: 22 Apr, 2017 15:19 Prosecutors are set to scrutinize the staff of the German chancellery in an attempt uncover insiders who may have leaked thousands of secret files to WikiLeaks that exposed spying cooperation between the NSA and BND, local media reported. Berlin’s prosecutor general office has extended an ongoing investigation into how […]
British spies and civil servants could now face up to 14 years in prison if they are found leaking national secrets, after allegations about Russian hacking triggered calls for major reforms to the Official Secrets Act. According to the Telegraph, anyone distributing “sensitive information” about the British government, military, or economy could be jailed for […]
