Meet the Most Dangerous Man in Cyberspace: The American Behind Wikileaks - GoFuckYourself.com

GTS Mark · 12-02-2010, 03:24 PM

In the spring of this year, before Wikileaks unleashed a flood of secret U.S. government documents, Rolling Stone met with "hacktivist" Jacob Appelbaum, a volunteer for the organization and a die-hard true believer in freedom of speech and personal privacy. Reporter Nathaniel Rich learned about Appelbaum's troubled childhood, his first forays into activism ? in 2005, he set up unauthorized satellite internet connections in Iraq and, right after Hurricane Katrina, in one of New Orleans's poorest neighborhoods ? and his growth into a global force for his beliefs.

Appelbaum is the public face of Tor Project, an organization that, by introducing intermediaries between computers, is used to prevent some of the world's most repressive regimes from tracking activists' movements online. Dissidents from China, Tunisia and a suspected high-level member of the Iranian military have used it to protect their identities.

While Appelbaum's work for Tor has been substantial, more notorious is his extensive work for Wikileaks. "Jake has been a tireless promoter behind the scenes of our cause," founder Julian Assange said.

The Wikileaks controversy has led Appelbaum to go underground, using Tor to protect himself and evade surveillance. He's set about living a life of anonymity, one where his mail is sent to a private drop, he pays rent in cash, and he doesn't enter his home address into any computer.

"You can never take that information back once it's out there," he said. "And it takes very little information to ruin a person's life."

Full article here
http://www.rollingstone.com/culture/.../239095/238012

scuba steve · 12-02-2010, 03:25 PM

gutsy move by this guy to be put in the limelight

GTS Mark · 12-02-2010, 03:26 PM

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Originally Posted by scuba steve

gutsy move by this guy to be put in the limelight

Yeah if you read the article you will find out about his life and how he lives it day to day. Pretty unbelievable!

Rochard · 12-02-2010, 03:36 PM

Surprised he's still alive!

Phoenix · 12-02-2010, 03:36 PM

i think hes onto something

everyone should protect their name from being on any sign ups

especially in 3rd party software who will hand it to anyone who asks for it

CYF · 12-02-2010, 04:44 PM

here's a better article:

http://www.rollingstone.com/culture/news/17389/238944

_Richard_ · 12-02-2010, 05:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Phoenix

i think hes onto something

everyone should protect their name from being on any sign ups

especially in 3rd party software who will hand it to anyone who asks for it

credit information is basically public

SallyRand · 12-02-2010, 08:23 PM

Tor is your friend.

12-02-2010, 03:24 PM	#1
GTS Mark Formerly known as DH! :) Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 20,911	Meet the Most Dangerous Man in Cyberspace: The American Behind Wikileaks In the spring of this year, before Wikileaks unleashed a flood of secret U.S. government documents, Rolling Stone met with "hacktivist" Jacob Appelbaum, a volunteer for the organization and a die-hard true believer in freedom of speech and personal privacy. Reporter Nathaniel Rich learned about Appelbaum's troubled childhood, his first forays into activism ? in 2005, he set up unauthorized satellite internet connections in Iraq and, right after Hurricane Katrina, in one of New Orleans's poorest neighborhoods ? and his growth into a global force for his beliefs. Appelbaum is the public face of Tor Project, an organization that, by introducing intermediaries between computers, is used to prevent some of the world's most repressive regimes from tracking activists' movements online. Dissidents from China, Tunisia and a suspected high-level member of the Iranian military have used it to protect their identities. While Appelbaum's work for Tor has been substantial, more notorious is his extensive work for Wikileaks. "Jake has been a tireless promoter behind the scenes of our cause," founder Julian Assange said. The Wikileaks controversy has led Appelbaum to go underground, using Tor to protect himself and evade surveillance. He's set about living a life of anonymity, one where his mail is sent to a private drop, he pays rent in cash, and he doesn't enter his home address into any computer. "You can never take that information back once it's out there," he said. "And it takes very little information to ruin a person's life." Full article here http://www.rollingstone.com/culture/.../239095/238012 __________________ Looking For Gay, Dating, Mobile, Banner, Hardlinks, IM Ads Or Popunder Traffic? ICQ 5191566 / E-mail: [email protected] Follow Us On Twitter. Also Sign Up For Our Newsletter For Updated Weekly Traffic Inventory

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