The New Dark Age

28 January, 2011 — creative-i.info

WikiLeaks: US warmed to Egypt under Obama
msnbc.com
CAIRO — Cables obtained by WikiLeaks reveal how the United States changed the way it dealt with Egypt after President Barack Obama came to power, …
www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41308122/ns/world_news-mideastn_africa/

UK police arrest WikiLeaks backers for Web attacks
Reuters
WikiLeaks, which was founded by Australian-born Julian Assange, has
disclosed classified US diplomatic dispatches which included candid and
embarrassing …
www.reuters.com/article/2011/01/28/us-wikileaks-britain-cyber-idUSTRE70R0W920110128

OpenLeaks Site Leaked, Forces Premature Launch of WikiLeaks Rival
Fox News
The former deputy to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has launched a rival
document-leaking site OpenLeaks — after the leaking site’s look was itself
…
www.foxnews.com/scitech/2011/01/27/openleaks-site-leaked-forces-premature-launch-wikileaks-rival/

Wikileaks cables admitted in Charles Taylor trial
AFP
The Special Court for Sierra Leone granted the warlord’s application for
permission to reopen his case to admit the documents obtained by Wikileaks
and …
www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jLo6Kr5R5o2gRjjx6m8q3O7MHuEg?docId=CNG.b27ce982d5a2c46fdde0c964ca0fcea9.c41

Emulate WikiLeaks founder, youth urged
Inquirer.net
“I urge you to study the case of the WikiLeaks founder,” Santiago told
students of the Far Eastern University at a symposium Thursday. …
newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20110128-317079/Emulate-WikiLeaks-founder-youth-urged

Wikileaks Real Impact in Tunisia
The Atlantic
There has been much argument about what technologies and international
factors played a role in Tunisia’s revolution. We covered Facebook’s role,
…
www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2011/01/wikileaks-real-impact-in-tunisia/70339/
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Medvedev Said That Wikileaks’ Actions Could Give Positive Impact
Home Daily News
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said that he thought the release of US
diplomatic wires by WikiLeaks site could generate a positive impact on …
homedailynews.com/medvedev-said-that-wikileaks-actions-could-give-positive-impact/3941/

Wikileaks document shows US concern over Taiwan’s export controls
Focus Taiwan News Channel
25 by Wikileaks, showed that AIT officials met with Su Chi, then-National
Security Council (NSC) secretary-general, Vice Economic Affairs Minister
Lin …
focustaiwan.tw/ShowNews/WebNews_Detail.aspx?Type=aALL&ID=201101280022

U.S. cables: Mubarak a vital ally, but concerns over succession remain
CNN International
A CNN analysis of secret and confidential cables published by WikiLeaks and
its media partners reveals US frustration with Mubarak’s lack of succession
…
www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/africa/01/28/egypt.wikileaks.cables/

Stan McChrystal recounts US roadblocks to Taliban manhunt
Christian Science Monitor
McChrystal also offered his views on Wikileaks and the benefits of
transparency. He was forced to resign his command in June after making
impolitic comments …
www.csmonitor.com/USA/Military/2011/0127/Stan-McChrystal-recounts-US-roadblocks-to-Taliban-manhunt

WikiLeaks Chimes In as Pfizer Court Fight Drags On
Corporate Counsel
It started with WikiLeaks in December disclosing diplomatic cables that
discussed Pfizer’s efforts to settle two other cases brought in Nigeria.
…
www.law.com/jsp/cc/PubArticleCC.jsp?id=1202479602161&hubType=Top%20Story&Jagged_Little_Pill_WikiLeaks_Chimes_In_as_Pfizer_Court_Fight_Drags_On

Wikileaks ISP Anonymizes All Customer Traffic To Beat Spying
TorrentFreak
In order to neutralize Sweden’s incoming implementation of the European
Data Retention Directive, Bahnhof, the Swedish ISP and host of Wikileaks,
…
torrentfreak.com/wikileaks-isp-anonymizes-all-customer-traffic-to-beat-spying-110127/

WikiLeaks ISP To Circumvent Data Retention Laws
eWEEK Europe UK
Bahnhof, Wikileaks ISP and host, said it will make the law “toothless”
by implementing a technical solution that will encrypt all customer
traffic. …
www.eweekeurope.co.uk/news/wikileaks-isp-to-circumvent-data-retention-laws-19363

Davos expert says hiding less information is best
BusinessWeek
By DAN PERRY What are the lessons of WikiLeaks? The secret-spilling site
has been the subject of debate at the World Economic Forum, and one
respected …
www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9L0NIK80.htm

Will the U.S. Indict the Wikileaks Leader?
Clyde Fitch Report
By Roger Armbrust By Roger Armbrust Although the US government would
undoubtedly love to find an American felony law which WikiLeaks founder
Julian Assange …
www.clydefitchreport.com/2011/01/will-the-u-s-indict-the-wikileaks-leader/

WikiLeaks DDoS Arrests Welcomed by Infosecurity Europe
Fresh Business Thinking
By Max Clarke Reports that five men were arrested in connection with an
investigation into the DDoS attacks against allegedly anti-WikiLeaks
financial and …
www.freshbusinessthinking.com/news.php?CID=&NID=7235&Title=WikiLeaks+DDoS+Arrests+Welcomed+by+Infosecurity+Europe

WikiLeaks may put India in big trouble
The News International
By Afshain Afzal Where Wikileaks served as a blessing in disguise for the
western nations as it diverted the world’s attention from their humiliating
defeat …
www.thenews.com.pk/TodaysPrintDetail.aspx?ID=28148&Cat=2&dt=1/28/2011

Swiss ex-banker lodges appeal against custody-lawyer
Reuters
Elmer was taken into custody by police on January 19 after handing over
computer discs to WikiLeaks two days earlier. The former Julius Baer (BAER.
…
www.reuters.com/article/idUSLDE70Q2B020110127

New York Times wants to set up an internal Wikileaks
Fudzilla
Apple’s unpaid press office, the New York Times says that it wants to set
up something like Wikileaks within its own server system. Apparently the
paper has …
www.fudzilla.com/home/item/21682-new-york-times-wants-to-set-up-an-internal-wikileaks

WikiLeaks Wakes Up Fraud Innovation
Bank Technology News
By John Adams While Bank of America was still waiting for a WikiLeaks dump
as the new year dawned, WikiLeaks’ shadow over the banking industry
continues to …
www.americanbanker.com/btn_issues/24_2/wikileaks-wakes-up-fraud-innovation-1031948-1.html

Wikileaks wannabes spring up all over the web
THINQ.co.uk
Wikileaks copycat sites are springing up all over the Internet as daft folk
queue up in a bid to get famous, get followed and harassed by dodgy
government …
www.thinq.co.uk/2011/1/28/wikileaks-wannabes-spring-all-over-web/

Did Wikileaks bring down Tunasia’s president
The Temasek Review
A Business Insider story has it that the upset was sparked by one of the
diplomatic cables released by Wikileaks at the end of 2010. …
www.temasekreview.com/2011/01/28/did-wikileaks-bring-down-tunasias-president/

News@10: Anonymous Members Arrested Over WikiLeaks Attacks, Nokia Post Poor Q4 …
ITProPortal
Five men have been arrested in connection with the recent slew of web
attacks carried out by online movement Anonymous in support of WikiLeaks.
…
www.itproportal.com/2011/01/28/news10-anonymous-members-arrested-over-wikileaks-attacks-nokia-post-poor-q4-figures-facebook/

Medical-pot advocates criticize proposed new rules
Denver Post
State officials say details of the purchases would be kept in a secure
online database, but medical-marijuana advocates pointed to recent
WikiLeaks …
www.denverpost.com/news/marijuana/ci_17222793

Want Your Own Bunker Like WikiLeaks Or Pirate Bay?
Slashdot
A bomb-proof Cold War nuclear bunker like the ones that hosted The Pirate
Bay and WikiLeaks has come on the market for just £400000 ($635000). …
idle.slashdot.org/story/11/01/27/1441218/Want-Your-Own-Bunker-Like-WikiLeaks-Or-Pirate-Bay?from=rss

US ‘should set principles on leaks’
Asian Image
“WikiLeaks, whatever its failings, has at least enlightened the people of
many countries around the world, from Tunisia to Indonesia, who now realise
what …
www.asianimage.co.uk/news/world/8818215.US__should_set_principles_on_leaks_/

Postimees to publish Wikileaks documents on Estonia
Baltic Business News
… offered Postimees access to confidential Wikileaks information about
Estonia as Aftenposten and Postimees have the same owner, Schibsted media
group. …
balticbusinessnews.com/article/2011/1/27/postimees-to-publish-wikileaks-documents-on-estonia

Another Kind of Tip Jar
Reason Online (blog)
The rise of hyperlocal media has collided with the WikiLeaks era. The new
website localeaks is an interesting experiment, described by Audrey Watters
as “A …
reason.com/blog/2011/01/27/another-kind-of-tip-jar

WikiLeaks ‘Hacktivists’ Sought By FBI; 40 Warrants Issued
By The Huffington Post News Editors
WikiLeaks ‘Hacktivists’ Sought By FBI; 40 Warrants Issued – The Huffington
Post.
www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/01/27/wikileaks-hacktivists-sou_n_815223.html

Wikileaks Competitor OpenLeaks Opens Doors
By Curt Hopkins
In September, a number of Wikileaks’ partners quit that organization,
complaining that its leader, Julian Assange, was too tyrannical and
careless. In November, they announced they were creating …
www.readwriteweb.com/archives/wikileaks_competitor_openleaks_opens_doors.php

Keller’s WikiLeaks Think Piece : CJR
Times executive editor Bill Keller has a 7900-plus word piece in Sunday’s
magazine called “Dealing with Assange and the Secrets He Spilled,” in
which he takes us behind the scenes of negotiations with WikiLeaks and the
Times’s WikiLeaks …
www.cjr.org/campaign_desk/kellers_wikileaks_think_piece.php

WikiLeaks announces its first interactive town hall Tuesday – This …
By report3
Two interesting posts popped up on the WikiLeaks site today. The first is
the announcement of “The WikiLeaks Roundtable” on Tuesday, which would be
the first of its “regular direct meetings with the public and press.
news.blogs.cnn.com/2011/01/27/wikileaks-announces-its-first-interactive-town-hall-tuesday/

WikiLeaks probe: Army commanders were told not to send Manning to …
Investigators have concluded that Army commanders ignored advice not to
send to Iraq an Army private who’s now accused of downloading hundreds of
thousands of sensitive reports and diplomatic cables that ended up on the
WikiLeaks …
www.mcclatchydc.com/2011/01/27/107575/probe-army-commanders-told-not.html

FBI Raids Dozens In Pro-Wikileaks Hacktivist Investigation
By Adrian Chen
The FBI executed more than 40 search warrants today in connection with its
investigation into Operation Payback, last month’s wave of cyber attacks
targeting companies that cut off Wikileaks. Things are not looking good for
Anonymous.
gawker.com/5745366/fbi-raids-dozens-in-pro+wikileaks-hacktivist-investigation

FBI executes search warrants on 40 “anonymous” WikiLeaks defenders …
By Chester Wisniewski
The FBI today executed more than 40 search warrants against “anonymous”
DDoS attackers who were acting out in response to WikiLeaks censorship.
nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2011/01/28/fbi-executes-search-warrants-on-40-anonymous-wikileaks-defenders/

WikiLeaks: Having it Both Ways “ Saskboy’s Abandoned Stuff
By saskboy
There are a lot of things WikiLeaks have done for the public, and one is
expose the tangled rivalries within journalism. It’s rewarded the
journalists who care about the truth and simultaneously exposed the posers
who care about only …
saskboy.wordpress.com/2011/01/27/wikileaks-having-it-both-ways/

WikiLeaks Spurs On Protests By Releasing New Egypt Corruption Cables
By Gus Lubin
WikiLeaks declared via twitter it would start releasing cables about
Egyptian corruption this morning. Judging by the first tweet (a link to
this article), the group is reacting to Egypt’s total shutdown of internet
activity. …
www.businessinsider.com/wikileaks-egypt-brutality-2011-1

Wikileaks ISP refuses data hand-out to Swedish government – No …
By Andrea Petrou
ISP Bahnhof has come up with a way to bypass Sweden’s European Data
Retention Directive.The plans will come as good news to users, but
cyber-security groups have warned that the ISP could become a haven for
those using the internet for …
www.techeye.net/internet/wikileaks-isp-moves-against-swedish-government

Keller: WikiLeaks Makes Me Feel Dirty – First Draft
By Athenae
Julian Assange smelled and we didn’t want to deal with him at all. On the
fourth day of the London meeting, Assange slouched into The Guardian
office, a day late . Schmitt took his first measure of the man who would…
www.first-draft.com/2011/01/keller-wikileaks-makes-me-feel-dirty.html

FBI Targets Cyber Attackers Supporting WikiLeaks – Tech Daily Dose
Several U.S. lawmakers called on businesses that had been doing business
with WikiLeaks to cut their ties with the anti-secrecy group after it
released thousands of secret and classified U.S. documents. …
techdailydose.nationaljournal.com/2011/01/fbi-targets-cyber-attackers-su.php

Five ‘Anonymous’ Hackers Arrested Over WikiLeaks — Daily Intel
By Nitasha Tiku
They were arrested on suspicion of participating in Operation Payback,
Anonymous’s 1000-member strong smackdown against the companies that
abandoned WikiLeaks under pressure from the U.S. government. London’s
Metropolitan Police Service …
nymag.com/daily/intel/2011/01/five_anonymous.html

Five UK Men Arrested Over ‘Anonymous’ Wikileaks Attacks
By Matt Brian
According to the BBC, five men have been arrested in connection with the
recent attacks by online collective ‘Anonymous’ which targeted websites
claimed to be acting against the Wikileaks whistleblowing site. The men
were picked up from …
thenextweb.com/media/2011/01/27/five-uk-men-arrested-over-anonymous-wikileaks-attacks/

Cable: “Hamas will accept the 1967 border with Israel” http …
Twitter
Cable: “Hamas will accept the 1967 border with Israel”
twitter.com/wikileaks/status/30940302831263744

Cable: “Welcome to Egypt, FBI director…here’s what’s going on …
Twitter
Cable: “Welcome to Egypt, FBI director…here’s what’s going on”
twitter.com/wikileaks/status/30934861300637696

Cable: “police brutality continues to be a pervasive, daily …
Twitter
Cable: “police brutality continues to be a pervasive, daily occurrence in
Egypt”
twitter.com/wikileaks/status/30933984837894145

WikiLeaks promises to reveal Swiss banking secrets – CNN
A Swiss whistle-blower Monday handed over what he said were secret Swiss
banking records to WikiLeaks, the website dedicated to revealing secrets.
articles.cnn.com/2011-01-17/world/wikileaks.swiss.banking_1_wikileaks-founder-julian-assange-offshore-banking-swiss-bank-secrecy?_s=PM:WORLD

Banking whistleblower hands over offshore secrets to WikiLeaks …
In a news conference at London’s Frontline club, Swiss banker Rudolf Elmer
gives what he says are details tax evasion by the rich and famous to
WikiLeaks …
www.guardian.co.uk/media/video/2011/jan/17/banking-whistleblower-offshore-wikileaks-video

WikiLeaks And The Double Edge Of “Internet Freedom” – Andy …
One year ago today, Hillary Clinton gave a landmark speech at the Newseum
journalism museum in Washington D.C., extolling the power of unfettered
digital …
blogs.forbes.com/andygreenberg/2011/01/21/wikileaks-and-the-double-edge-of-internet-freedom/

NY Times Creating Its Own Wikileaks? | Techdirt
What’s neat about Wikileaks is if the rumors are true, … “At the end of
the day, I believe that this WikiLeaks story should make the spirit of …
www.techdirt.com/articles/20110126/05040912836/ny-times-creating-its-own-wikileaks.shtml

Twitter / WikiLeaks: We will soon release numer …
We will soon release numerous cables on Egypt. about 6 hours ago via web
Retweeted by 100+ people. wikileaks. WikiLeaks …
twitter.com/wikileaks/status/30846459213512704