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Showing posts with label IP addresses. Show all posts
Showing posts with label IP addresses. Show all posts

February 18, 2014

Snowden leaks 'manhunt' for Wikileaks: 'Who owns the truth?'

Snowden leak: US and Britain's manhunt for Wikileaks viewers and Julian Assange


By Brenda Norrell

The latest leak from whistleblower Edward Snowden reveals that the US and Britain carried out a "manhunt" for Julian Assange and tracked Wikileaks viewers computer IP addresses.

With this manhunt and prosecution of whistleblowers ongoing, the question remains, "Who owns the truth in a democracy?" Shouldn't US citizens have a right to know the truth? Should global citizens have the right to know the truth?