Wikileaks may be a criminal offense - GoFuckYourself.com

BettingHandle · 12-09-2010, 02:49 AM

"Unauthorized obtaining" of documents "certainly involves criminality," says Australian A-G; opposition urges support for Assange.

The Australian government said Wikileaks may have committed a crime, as the actions of Australian ministers were revealed in leaked cables, Australian press agency AAP reported on Thursday.

Federal Attorney-General Robert McClelland reportedly said that "unauthorized obtaining" of classified documents may be a punishable offense.

Sarah_Jayne · 12-09-2010, 03:42 AM

If these governments put as much energy into actually properly serving their publics that they are putting into making sure they don't read documents they might have slightly higher approval rates.

dazzling · 12-09-2010, 07:42 AM

Walkng MAY be a criminal offence.
Drinking water MAY be a criminal offence.
Breathing MAY be a criminal offence.
The key word in what was said is "may", which in other words means nothing. This is just part of the Governments on going harrassmant of wikileaks.

Evil Chris · 12-09-2010, 07:48 AM

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Originally Posted by JuicyBiz

Federal Attorney-General Robert McClelland reportedly said that "unauthorized obtaining" of classified documents may be a punishable offense.

"May" be? It is!

TheLegacy · 12-09-2010, 07:52 AM

I honestly don't know the full story, but what really makes me nervous is yesterday on CNN he spoke about having more documents that would absolutely scare the crap out of American's and the world if released. Only he and a handful of trusted friends know the 256-bit key encryption code password called the "doomsday file". Should be interesting

http://edition.cnn.com/2010/US/12/08...x.html?hpt=Mid

The Poison Pill. The Doomsday Files. Or simply, The Insurance.
Whatever you call the file Julian Assange has threatened to release if he's imprisoned or dies or WikiLeaks is destroyed, it's impossible to stop.

"It's all tech talk to say, 'I have in my hand a button and if I press it or I order my friends to press it, it will go off,'" said Hemu Nigam, who has worked in computer security for more than two decades, in the government and private sector.

"Julian is saying, 'I've calibrated this so that no matter how many ways you try, you're never going to be able to deactivate it,'" Nigam said. "He's sending a call to action to hackers to try it. To the government, he's also saying, 'Try me.'"

potter · 12-09-2010, 08:03 AM

Of course it's a criminal offense. Has been for a couple hundred years. Before that, you just had your head chopped off.

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BettingHandle Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 1,832	Wikileaks may be a criminal offense "Unauthorized obtaining" of documents "certainly involves criminality," says Australian A-G; opposition urges support for Assange. The Australian government said Wikileaks may have committed a crime, as the actions of Australian ministers were revealed in leaked cables, Australian press agency AAP reported on Thursday. Federal Attorney-General Robert McClelland reportedly said that "unauthorized obtaining" of classified documents may be a punishable offense. __________________

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dazzling Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 579	Walkng MAY be a criminal offence. Drinking water MAY be a criminal offence. Breathing MAY be a criminal offence. The key word in what was said is "may", which in other words means nothing. This is just part of the Governments on going harrassmant of wikileaks. Last edited by dazzling; 12-09-2010 at 07:43 AM..

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TheLegacy SEO Connoisseur Industry Role: Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Brantford, Ontario Posts: 16,374	I honestly don't know the full story, but what really makes me nervous is yesterday on CNN he spoke about having more documents that would absolutely scare the crap out of American's and the world if released. Only he and a handful of trusted friends know the 256-bit key encryption code password called the "doomsday file". Should be interesting http://edition.cnn.com/2010/US/12/08...x.html?hpt=Mid The Poison Pill. The Doomsday Files. Or simply, The Insurance. Whatever you call the file Julian Assange has threatened to release if he's imprisoned or dies or WikiLeaks is destroyed, it's impossible to stop. "It's all tech talk to say, 'I have in my hand a button and if I press it or I order my friends to press it, it will go off,'" said Hemu Nigam, who has worked in computer security for more than two decades, in the government and private sector. "Julian is saying, 'I've calibrated this so that no matter how many ways you try, you're never going to be able to deactivate it,'" Nigam said. "He's sending a call to action to hackers to try it. To the government, he's also saying, 'Try me.'" __________________ SEO Connoisseur Microsoft Teams: Robert Warren SEO Telegram: @TheLegacy54 RobertWarrenSEO.com

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potter Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Denver Posts: 6,559	Of course it's a criminal offense. Has been for a couple hundred years. Before that, you just had your head chopped off. __________________

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Sarah_Jayne Now with more Jayne Industry Role: Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 40,077	If these governments put as much energy into actually properly serving their publics that they are putting into making sure they don't read documents they might have slightly higher approval rates.