"Wikileaks is developing an uncensorable Wikipedia for untraceable mass document leaking and analysis. Our primary interests are oppressive regimes in Asia, the former Soviet bloc, Sub-Saharan Africa and the Middle East, but we also expect to be of assistance to those in the west who wish to reveal unethical behavior in their own governments and corporations. We aim for maximum political impact; this means our interface is identical to Wikipedia and usable by non-technical people. We have received over 1.2 million documents so far from dissident communities and anonymous sources.We believe that transparency in government activities leads to reduced corruption, better government and stronger democracies. Many governments would benefit from increased scrutiny by the world community, as well as their own people. We believe this scrutiny requires information. Historically that information has been costly - in terms of human life and human rights. Wikileaks will facilitate safety in the ethical leaking movement."
Wednesday, January 17, 2007
Wikileaks
How sad this has evolved as a way to make government and corporations honest.
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Not sad -- necessary. We need these databases and connections for ourselves, we are growing our new hivemind and filling it with knowledge.
But that is the debate -- do we keep our new network and feed it with more signal and less noise to make it smarter, or do we sabotage it and go backward to primitivism?
Internet is conscious, of course. We rely on quantum-effect switches, which are under the control of God, or random chance if you prefer. In any case, it is how our own brains work at the subatomic level, as well.
Why can't corporations and governments remember they are not an entity unto themselves, but rely on others to exist?
All the workers who put labor and time into creating these behemoths which then hire a cracked-pot executive with god-delusions sitting at the wheel, driving indifferently over people. Gather more information to use against them, demand more money for more insurance or health care or clean food. Do illegal things until you get caught and then pay a slap-on-the-wrist fine. No wonder we need things like Wikileaks.
What happened to conscience and support for your fellow man? What happened to 'love thy neighbor'?
Now all we have is 'I've got mine, so fuck you.'
Loss of humanity for a few more bucks.
There are honest people in the world, ellroon. We just aren't as conspicuous.
We also aren't rolling about on heaps of money yelling for more....
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