Wikileaks Gets Taste of Own Medicine With Leaked Donor List
Over the past several years, Wikileaks has made a name for itself by poking its electronic fingers in the eyes of the powers that be while shining a light on the confidential documents of said powers. Now, it appears that the spotlight has been turned inward. Due to a bit of careless email etiquette, a list of past Wikileaks donors has fallen into the hands of an individual that, in turn, posted the list to Wikileaks. True to its principles, the organization has placed the list online.
It’s hard to have followed the news of the past several years and not heard of Wikileaks–even if your taste in news stories doesn’t tend towards confidential government documents–as the organization has found itself at the center of legal cases that raised questions about the basics of sharing information on the Internet. After confidential bank documents appeared on the site, a judge ordered its DNS record erased, which attracted the attention of some major civil liberties groups. Meanwhile, other documents hosted there have drawn the ire of the Mormons and Scientologists, who object to having their practices revealed to the public.
