The New Dark Age

2 December 2011 — williambowles.info

ZDNet UK (blog)
By David Meyer, 2 December, 2011 08:47 Wikileaks has released hundreds of documents describing the products of Western intelligence contractors, in a new project called the Spy Files. In the context of the Arab Spring, increasing attention is being …
http://www.zdnet.co.uk/blogs/communication-breakdown-10000030/wikileaks-exposes-surveillance-deals-in-spy-files-10024926/

Wikileaks names 160 mass spyware vendors
Financial Times
By Maija Palmer, Technology Correspondent WikiLeaks has named 160
companies, including large corporations such as Alcatel-Lucent, Northrop
Grumman and Siemens, that it claims are selling mass surveillance
technologies, some of which are being used by …
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e1027ae2-1c3d-11e1-af09-00144feabdc0.html

What is Wikileaks really accomplishing
The Daily Campus
WikiLeaks will fail at its goal to motivate governments to be more
transparent, but it certainly will not fail, and has not failed, to
embarrass embassies worldwide. Diplomacy is notoriously intricate, filled
with back room deals and tough moral …
http://www.smudailycampus.com/opinion/what-is-wikileaks-really-accomplishing-1.2722021

WikiLeaks Releases Surveillance Documents, Yahoo Acquisition Rumors Heat Up …
Mashable
WikiLeaks has released the first 287 documents from a database containing
“hundreds” of documents from contractors in what WikiLeaks calls the
“mass surveillance industry.” Carrier IQ, a diagnostic tool installed
in millions of Android, BlackBerry and …
http://mashable.com/2011/12/01/wikileaks-carrier-iq-yahoo-amazon/

Wikileak’s SpyFiles On Digital Surveillance List 2 Indian Co’s
MediaNama.com
By Nikhil Pahwa on Dec 2nd, 2011 | Post a Comment Documents released by
Wikileaks once again something that we already knew – that governments
are tracking and storing information on what citizens are doing. Wikileaks
has two Indian companies in the …
http://www.medianama.com/2011/12/223-wikileaks-spyfiles-on-digital-surveillance-list-2-indian-cos/

Cablegate: One year on, the changing face of journalism
ZDNet (blog)
By Charlie Osborne | December 1, 2011, 2:42pm PST Summary: Is an
increasingly digital network of information changing, amid the aftermath of
the Wikileaks ‘Cablegate’ release, what does it means to be a ‘journalist’
One year ago, WikiLeaks published a …
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/igeneration/cablegate-one-year-on-the-changing-face-of-journalism/13402

Former French Ambassador To Tunisia: I Predicted the Collapse of Ben Ali’s …
Tunisia Live
The former French Ambassador to Tunisia, Yves Aubin De La Messuzière, has
revealed that he warned his government of the possibility of the collapse
of Ben Ali’s regime before the “reports of US Ambassador Godec released
by Wikileaks. …
http://www.tunisia-live.net/2011/12/01/former-french-ambassador-to-tunisiareports-i-presented-to-paris-predicted-the-collapse-of-ben-alis-regime-before-wikileaks/

WikiLeaks launches new project
The Voice of Russia
The whistleblower website WikiLeaks has announced the launch of a project,
focusing on technologies that allow state agencies to monitor their
citizens. The site contains information on companies in 25 countries that
develop technologies to track …
http://english.ruvr.ru/2011/12/02/61345746.html

Someone is watching
The Hindu
It is: in its December 2 issue, The Hindu, in partnership with an
international consortium of newspapers, broadcast organisations, and
privacy bodies brought together by WikiLeaks, will show that the dystopia
Orwell imagined isn’t any longer a fantasy. …
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article2677839.ecehomepage=true

Stop the Presses! Your Government is Spying on You
PC Magazine
By John C. Dvorak I’m not sure this qualifies as actual news, but everyone
is giddy over the latest revelations from the Wikileaks world. A slew of
companies have created all sorts of spyware and much of it takes the form
of a Trojan Horse installed on …
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2397132,00.asp

VIDEO: Julian Assange explains WikiLeaks’ Spyfiles release
Green Left Weekly
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Today’s media stories from the papers
The Guardian
P17 WikiLeaks reveals global surveillance scam. P18 Daily Telegraph Jeremy
Clarkson apologises for The One Show comments. P1, P5 Superinjunctions
granted at high court. P2 Julian Assange in phone spy warning. P20 Mitt
Romney complains of ‘aggressive’ …
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/dec/02/1newsfeed=true

Assange: our next target is Big Brother
The Independent
WikiLeaks announced the start of a new project as it released the first
leaked files it said detailed the extent to which surveillance companies
were selling information obtained by monitoring people’s mobile phones and
computers. …
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/assange-our-next-target-is-big-brother-6270919.html

Repressive governments using US-made spy technology
CBS News
Several years of industry sales brochures provided to The Washington Post
by the anti-secrecy group WikiLeaks, and released publicly Thursday, reveal
that many companies are selling sophisticated tools capable of going far
beyond conventional …
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-502223_162-57334605/repressive-governments-using-u.s.-made-spy-technology/

Barnes and Noble Battles Microsoft Patents, Apple Explains Siri Search Glitch …
Fast Company
BY Kit Eaton Today WikiLeaks Explores Global Surveillance State. Everyone’s
favorite leak collective unveiled a cache of documents from as many as 160
private security contractors. The documents, released in collaboration with
OWNI, The Washington Post …
http://www.fastcompany.com/1798411/barnes-and-noble-battles-microsoft-patents-apple-explains-siri-search-glitch-carrier-iq-phonpartner=gnews

The ‘Spy Files’: How safe are your emails and phone calls
The Guatemala Times
The 21st-century surveillance industry is hi-tech, sophisticated and
terrifyingly pervasive, it is revealed in more than 200 brochures,
presentations and other marketing materials published today by WikiLeaks
and Privacy International. …
http://www.guatemala-times.com/news/world/2711-the-spy-files-how-safe-are-your-emails-and-phone-calls.html

Requests to defend the immunity of Viktor Uspaskich rejected
European Parliament (press release)
Mr Uspaskich argued that there are new facts, published by WikiLeaks, that
justify reinstating his immunity. According to Mr Uspaskich, it can be
inferred from a diplomatic note put online by Wikileaks that his trial for
false accounting is politically …
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/pressroom/content/20111130IPR32895/html/Requests-to-defend-the-immunity-of-Viktor-Uspaskich-rejected

Beware! Spy agents can monitor all your email, phone calls
Rediff
In a devastating release of secret documents by the whistle-blowing web
site WikiLeaks on Thursday, there is now not only proof that such
technology exists, but also that companies around the world are busy
selling such products to all kinds of players …
http://www.rediff.com/business/slide-show/slide-show-1-tech-beware-spy-agents-can-monitor-all-your-email-phone-calls/20111202.htm

WikiLeaks Reveals Government Surveillance Tactics
SYS-CON Media (press release) (blog)
WikiLeaks released a series of documents revealing how world governments
use spying technology to track citizens and political dissidents. The files
reveal products from over 160 companies that are used by intelligence
agencies, police and militaries. …
http://www.sys-con.com/node/2085502

Looking back on my 2011 projections
Reuters Blogs (blog)
Right now it’s the US government, but Wikileaks founder Julian Assange says
private-sector companies are next, starting with the financial services
industry. So if your corporation is going to be naked – and you really
have no choice in the matter …
http://blogs.reuters.com/great-debate/2011/12/01/looking-back-on-my-2011-projections/

Android exploits new mobile banking enemy
ITWorld Canada
WikiLeaks creating new whistle-blowing platformBy: Jeremy Kirk (12/1/2011
11:17:00 AM)WikiLeaks on Thursday released a study of the brisk global
trade in surveillance products, which founder Julian Assange claimed
exposes a broad risk t . …
http://www.itworldcanada.com/news/android-exploits-new-mobile-banking-enemy/144401

Numbers in the News
Whitman Pioneer
Number of warrants federal authorities needed to obtain data from three
WikiLeaks associates’ Twitter accounts earlier this month. Amount victims
of Internet-related crimes lost in 2009, up 110 percent from 2008. Number
of Facebook accounts whose …
http://whitmanpioneer.com/news/2011/12/01/numbers-in-the-news-23/

AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile use Carrier IQ, but don’t collect personal info
msnbc.com
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, speaking at a panel discussion, said
Thursday: “Who here has an iPhone Who here has a BlackBerry Who here uses
Gmail Well, you’re all screwed. The reality is, intelligence contractors
are selling right now to …
http://technolog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/12/01/9143034-att-sprint-say-they-use-carrier-iq-but-dont-collect-personal-info

Today’s e-Reads: Lawmaker Takes Aim at Censorship Technology
National Journal
The antisecrecy group WikiLeaks has released 287 documents from contractors
that offer surveillance technologies, Mashable reports. The European
Commission proposed new rules that could require funding for research and
development to be linked to a …
http://www.nationaljournal.com/tech/today-s-e-reads-lawmaker-takes-aim-at-censorship-technology-20111201

Airbus alleges US interference in $22 billion Boeing deal
Reuters
Leaked cables published by Wikileaks described lobbying on both sides and
selling is seen as a growing part of diplomacy. As part of the US National
Export Initiative, US officials have said that Cabinet officials and even
Obama himself would take time …
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/12/02/us-airbus-boeing-obama-idUSTRE7B109S20111202

iPhone, BlackBerry, Gmail users, “you’re all screwed”
MyBroadband
The panel, speaking in London on Thursday (1 December), consisted of
privacy campaigners and highlighted some of the most eye-opening content
found in the 287 documents about the international surveillance industry
published by Wikileaks today (2 …
http://mybroadband.co.za/news/security/39237-iphone-blackberry-gmail-users-%E2%80%9Cyou%E2%80%99re-all-screwed%E2%80%9D.html

Spy files: WikiLeaks exposes global surveillance industry
The Daily Telegraph
WikiLeaks’ spy files reveal how governments are able to track and monitor
their citizens via their mobile phones, email accounts and internet
browsing histories. Picture: Thinkstock WIKILEAKS founder Julian Assange
has launched the website’s new …
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/technology/wikileaks-details-surveillance-industry/story-fn7bsi21-1226212036626

German Military Fears Civil War in Afghanistan
Spiegel Online
In addition, the Afghanistan War Logs released by WikiLeaks last year and
reported on extensively by SPIEGEL and other major news outlets provided a
view of the war that opened the public’s eyes to the difficulties faced by
the operation. …
http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,801253,00.html

Wikileaks’ Spy Files paints damning picture of tech surveillance …
By Stacey Higginbotham
Wikileaks today released a database of tech providers that are involved in
government tracking around the globe and quite a few familiar names are on
the list, including Alcatel Lucent, Nokia and Cisco. Called The Spy Files,
the project …
http://gigaom.com/2011/12/01/wikileaks-spy-files-paints-damning-picture-of-tech-surveillance/

Spy Files: WikiLeaks Releases Surveillance Industry Documents
By Stan Schroeder
WikiLeaks started releasing info from a database containing “hundreds” of
documents from contractors in the “mass surveillance industry.”
http://mashable.com/2011/12/01/wikileaks-spy-files/

The Spy Files: WikiLeaks releases surveillance docs — RT
By RT
WikiLeaks has released the first portion of sensitive data revealing a new
global surveillance and interception industry spanning 25 countries.
http://rt.com/news/wikileaks-spyfiles-surveillence-assange-775/

WikiLeaks debuts the Spy Files | TG Daily
By Trent Nouveau
According to WikiLeaks, the surveillance industry is essentially
unregulated. As such, intelligence agencies, military forces and police
authorities are able to clandestinely intercept calls and hijack computers
without the help or knowledge of …
http://www.tgdaily.com/security-features/59961-wikileaks-debuts-the-spy-files

Wikileaks Uncovers a Global Network of Surveillance Companies for …
By Adrian Covert
If you’re a wealthy, militant despot of a nation and your sovereignty is
slipping away, Wikileaks has discovered that you can attempt to prevent an
uprising by hiring a network of spies who operate in the private sector and
will keep tabs on …
http://gizmodo.com/5864233/wikileaks-uncovers-a-global-network-of-spies-for-hire

Spy Files: WikiLeaks releases files on global surveillance industry …
By craigjohnsoncnn
WikiLeaks on Thursday released 287 documents of what it called “the Spy
Files,” a trove of files exposing the reach of the global surveillance
industry.
http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2011/12/01/spy-files-wikileaks-releases-files-on-global-surveillance-industry/

Man, Wikileaks’ New Leak Sucks
By Adrian Chen
Julian Assange just unveiled Wikileaks’ latest release, and it’s
embarrassing: A bunch of brochures and manuals they downloaded from public
websites, and some stuff that the Wall Street Journal published last month.
http://gawker.com/5864148/man-wikileaks-new-leak-sucks

New WikiLeaks ‘spy files’ show global surveillance industry
LONDON (AFP) – WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange launched the website’s
new project Thursday, the publication of files it claims shows a global
industry that gives dictatorships tools to spy on their citizens. In
parallel to Assange’s …
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2011/12/new-wikileaks-spy-files-show-global-surveillance-industry/

WikiLeaks details surveillance industry – WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange …
By AAP
WikiLeaks has launched its new project — the publication of hundreds of
files detailing a global industry that gives governments tools to spy on
citizens.
http://www.cio.com.au/article/409117/wikileaks_details_surveillance_industry/

WikiLeaks creating new whistle-blowing platform – Page 1 – Security
WikiLeaks also released a study covering companies developing surveillance
products – Page 1.
http://www.itworldcanada.com/news/wikileaks-creating-new-whistle-blowing-platform/144398

CENSORED NEWS: Wikileaks releases trove of Spy files
By brendanorrell@gmail.com
Wikileaks releases trove of new information: Utah desert latest hiding
place for infinite US spy files, release includes 160 intelligence
contractors. The Spyfiles WikiLeaks: The Spy Files
http://wikileaks.org/the-spyfiles.html. Mass interception of …
http://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2011/12/wikileaks-releases-trove-of-spy-files.html

WikiLeaks Is Still Squabbling with The Guardian – Global – The …
By Adam Clark Estes
After the premiere of the Channel 4 documentary WikiLeaks: Secrets and
Lies, the whistleblower organization posted an almost incomprehensible
tirade accusing the film of being yet another Guardian conspiracy against
Julian Assange.
http://www.theatlanticwire.com/global/2011/12/wikileaks-still-squabbling-guardian/45592/

The Spy Files – Wikileaks spin | Gadget News
By admin
At a press conference in London today, Julian Assange announced that a
spin-off version of Wikileaks has been created to publish documents which
refer to.
http://www.gadgetrynews.com/2011/12/the-spy-files-wikileaks-spin.html

Wikileaks – The Spy files
Today WikiLeaks began releasing a database of hundreds of documents from as
many as 160 intelligence contractors in the mass surveillance industry. …
http://wikileaks.org/the-spyfiles.html

WikiLeaks details surveillance industry Alex Jones’ Infowars: There’s …
AFP December 1, 2011. WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has launched the
website’s new project – the publication of hundreds of files detailing a
global …
http://www.infowars.com/wikileaks-details-surveillance-industry/

WikiLeaks Launches New Platform, Privacy Study – Slashdot
itwbennett writes “WikiLeaks has launched a new submissions platform, along
with a study of the global trade in surveillance products. WikiLeaks
founder Julian …
http://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/12/01/1530255/wikileaks-launches-new-platform-privacy-study

WikiLeaks: Security worries impede new submission system
WikiLeaks has postponed the launch of its new secure submission system due
to recent security compromises that seriously affected the credibility of
the SSL …
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/112911-wikileaks-security-worries-impede-new-253522.html