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NEWS ABOUT: Wikileaks

Wikileaks stories: 5 news summaries

Hackers Break Into O'Reilly's Website

Subscriber passwords posted online in act of cyber-revenge

Sep 20, 08 6:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - Hackers have broken into Bill O'Reilly's website and posted subscriber data online in an apparent act of retaliation, The Register reports. The hackers put screen shots of subscribers' names, passwords, and email addresses on Wikileaks, which reported that O'Reilly's condemnation of an attack on Sarah Palin's email inspired the break-in.... More »

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Bill O'Reilly • cyberattack • hacker • Wikileaks

Swiss Bank Drops Wikileaks Lawsuit

Case of posted documents raised free-speech issues

Mar 6, 08 3:32 PM CST
(Newser) - The Swiss bank that sued over private documents posted on Wikileaks.org has withdrawn the motion, the AP reports. Bank Julius Baer did not say why it pulled the case, but the cease-fire brings an end to a case that raised First Amendment questions when a judge ordered the site... More »

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free speech • Switzerland • First Amendment • lawsuit • Wikileaks • Bank Julius Baer • Jeffrey White

Wikileaks Judge Reverses His Own Injunction

In 'oops!' moment, jurist says original ruling was likely unconstitutional

Mar 1, 08 7:20 AM CST
(Newser) - The judge who (tried to) shut down Wikileaks by issuing an injunction against the whistleblowing site has changed his mind and lifted the order, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. Judge Jeffrey White said his original order, designed to protect a Swiss Bank's information, raised "serious questions of prior restraint... More »

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Internet • free speech • ACLU • First Amendment • whistleblowers • Wikileaks • Julius Baer Group

Wikileaks.org Closing Doesn't Secure Bank's Client Info

Privacy groups file to intervene in case

Feb 28, 08 3:00 PM CST
(Newser) - Legal action resulting in the closing of whistleblower site Wikileaks.org has backfired for the Swiss bank that sought to protect confidential information about their clients, the AP reports. Popular outrage over the closing of the site over its posting of documents from Bank Julius Baer has cause the widespread... More »

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ACLU • online privacy • First Amendment • Wikileaks • Julius Baer Group • EFF

Outcry Over Leak Site Closure Order

Privacy, 1st Amendment advocates fume over judge's decision

Feb 20, 08 1:04 PM CST
(Newser) - Privacy and First Amendment advocates are fuming after a judge ordered an entire website shut down in response to a lawsuit. Wikileaks.org had allowed whistleblowers to anonymously post confidential documents, reports ComputerWorld. A critic calls closing down the whole website in response to a Swiss bank's complaint "like... More »

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online privacy • First Amendment • Wikileaks • Julius Baer Group • Pentagon Papers

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