1) WikiLeaks — The end of secrets. WikiLeaks is a game-changer that highlights the potency of the internet.
Like it or not — like Julian Assange or not — WikiLeaks has changed the nature of confidential information,
especially government documents. No government, corporation, army,
diplomat, celebrity or anyone else can be absolutely sure that what they
write, video or photograph will not be made public on the web.
Assange started off 2010 by releasing a riveting, unsettling video of a
U.S. helicopter gunship attacking suspected Iraqi insurgents which
turned out to be unarmed Iraqi civilians and two Reuters cameramen.
WikiLeaks ended the year with the mega-release of 250,000 U.S. State
Department cables and Pentagon documents that had an impact in every
corner of the world. Add to that the ongoing drama of the sexual
misconduct charges against Assange, the attempts to shut down WikiLeaks
and the hackers’ revenge — and you’ve got the story of the year.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment