tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7210648537465444087.post5166663906492696466..comments2023-07-05T06:19:54.550-04:00Comments on Issues in Cyberspace: Wikileaks: Whistleblowing and Transparency in the Cyber Age.Jennifer Proctorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11629970027360995691noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7210648537465444087.post-8426498145617242402011-03-20T22:57:57.866-04:002011-03-20T22:57:57.866-04:00"What happens if the information that somethi..."What happens if the information that something like WikiLeaks reveals about a business causes it to up shop?"<br /><br />I guess that would depend on exactly what information caused it to close. Having a business close after it was discovered stealing or ripping people off I'd have to think most people would agree is a good thing.<br /><br />I think the bigger question is just how much privacy is a publicly traded corporation entitled to? This is what I see Wikileaks as pushing the boundary of. <br /><br />The financial statements along with a host of other information are all public record, so why not emails and memo's that supported those financial decisions? Shouldn't we as stockholders in the company have a large amount of latitude when it comes to having access to information in a company I own a part of? Even if it is just a small one.<br /><br />I don't know if there is a correct balance, but I think that very soon people will be fighting more and more for greater transparency from the once trusted and unquestioned mega-corporations in this country. Particularly in the light of the economic meltdown and all the blow-back from it.Mark Gibsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16524283186295107258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7210648537465444087.post-73960172636577702292011-03-20T22:42:45.517-04:002011-03-20T22:42:45.517-04:00"The rumor that the names of Afghan informant..."The rumor that the names of Afghan informants were released holds no evidence."<br /><br />You are correct, no specific source I could find had the ability to specifically confirm any names, most were commentaries on the probable types of information contained in the 90,000 documents released.<br /><br />However, that doesn't undermine the credibility of the argument I proposed. Some people who are in sensitive positions within our military need anonymity in order to protect themselves and their families. Particularly in our age of global communication. <br /><br />When I was in the first Gulf War (20 years ago) we would always burn our letters from home so if we were ever captured or killed nobody would have access to any personal information. Now an enemy combatant with access to the internet could do a search on a particular soldiers family and make them a target half a world away.<br /><br />It may seem unlikely, and like you say it would have to be a determined person, but I'd have to make the observation that if you are part of a terrorist group and you are willing to strap a bomb on your back, I'd say you've met the definition of determined.Mark Gibsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16524283186295107258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7210648537465444087.post-70543442120230426332011-03-20T20:45:43.006-04:002011-03-20T20:45:43.006-04:00What happens if the information that something lik...What happens if the information that something like WikiLeaks reveals about a business causes it to up shop? Jobs lost; money for the economy gone; whatever services the business provided gone. Yes, exposing illegal or even just underhanded plans or acts of businesses is important, but I don't believe we can just say that if it exposes a business it's good.Nick Mautihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16676113172862582868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7210648537465444087.post-23054989811093297692011-03-19T00:48:07.746-04:002011-03-19T00:48:07.746-04:00The rumor that the names of Afghan informants were...The rumor that the names of Afghan informants were released holds no evidence. If they hadn't made such a big deal of it, kept it off the news, target the websites holding the info, in short, if they had worked underground, we wouldn't be desperate to see the juicy information. In the case that civilians had been endangered, it would have taken a person determined to find that information to do so. <br /><br />http://bigthink.com/ideas/21807Kat Von Bastethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00963937697404926442noreply@blogger.com