Monday, November 15, 2010

Wikileaks News Updates -- November 15, 2010

WikiLeaks Defectors To Create Rival Whistleblower Site -- Wikileaks

WikiLeaks, the document-leaking website that has come under intense pressure after publishing classified U.S. military documents, is facing a new challenge: competition.

A group that includes former WikiLeaks staffers who left the organization after disagreements with founder Julian Assange is pursuing plans for a rival document-leaking venture, said people familiar with their plans.

These people said one of the leaders of the new initiative is Daniel Domscheit-Berg, a top WikiLeaks lieutenant who quit in September. Mr. Domscheit-Berg, a German, is planning to launch new technology to assist whistle-blowers who want to leak documents, said people with knowledge of the matter.

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More News On Wikileaks

WikiLeaks Registers New Company In Iceland
-- Red Orbit
Wikileaks sets up shop in Iceland -- Tech Eye
WikiLeaks picks Iceland base -- The Australian
WikiLeaks sets up limited company in Iceland -- CTV

Wikileaks founder leads race to be Time magazine's 'person of the year'
-- The Telegraph
EU wants WikiLeaks tribunal -- UPI
Friend of Accused WikiLeaks Source Detained at Border -- Threat Level
WikiLeaks Ban or Global Secrecy Act? -- Middle East Online
The Wikileaks Saga -- DP-News
WikiLeaks' dangerous disregard -- William C. Kashatus, Philadelphia Inquirer opinion

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