How did WikiLeaks get its documents?
WikiLeaks received its first batch of sensitive documents not from a whistle-blower but from The Onion Router ( Tor), an encryption network designed to allow users to transmit data anonymously.
How many US Embassy cables did WikiLeaks just leak?
This week saw the biggest leak yet for the site. A total of 251,287 United States embassy cables were put onto torrents for anyone to download. RECOMMENDED VIDEOS FOR YOU… According to Wikileaks, it’s “the largest set of confidential documents ever to be released into the public domain.”
Does WikiLeaks have a legal case against Scientology?
It was not the site’s only legal challenge. After WikiLeaks published internal material from the Scientology movement in 2008, that group threatened suit on the grounds of copyright infringement. WikiLeaks responded by releasing thousands of Scientology documents.
What is WikiLeaks’s Australian Party?
In July 2013 Assange launched the WikiLeaks Party and announced his candidacy for a seat in the Australian Senate. Promoting a platform of “transparency, accountability, and justice,” the party fielded a total of seven candidates in Senate races in the Australian states of Victoria, New South Wales, and Western Australia.
What does Bjelasica stand for?
Bjelasica ( Serbian Cyrillic: Бјеласица, pronounced [bjɛlǎsitsa]) is a mountain range located in the Biogradska Gora national park near Kolašin, Montenegro. The highest point of Bjelasica is Crna Glava (“Black Head”), which is 2,139 m (7,018 ft) high. The area of the mountain range is 630 km 2 (240 sq mi), with an equal width and length of 30 km.
What is WikiLeaks and who is Julian Assange?
The website was established and published its first document in December 2006. WikiLeaks is usually represented in public by Julian Assange, who has been described as “the heart and soul of this organisation, its founder, philosopher, spokesperson, original coder, organiser, financier, and all the rest”.