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> "No concerns were expressed when the book was published and if anyone at WikiLeaks had thought this compromised security they have had seven months to remove

> "No concerns were expressed when the book was published and if anyone at WikiLeaks had thought this compromised security they have had seven months to remove the files. That they didn't do so clearly shows the problem was not caused by the Guardian's book." That's a pretty bullshit excuse. Wasn't the insurance file on PirateBay? How exactly should they have removed that once it was out there?

peteretep 15y ago
From what I've read, I've been given the idea that the files transferred to The Guardian were encrypted for them only - that the password they had worked against that file alone. Presumably (hopefully?) the insurance file uses a different password. I was also under the (perhaps wrong) impression that no-one actually knows what's in the insurance file.
- schrototo 15y ago
  I can't imagine the insurance file being little more than the full uncensored cable archive. What else could it be? If Wikileaks had a gigabyte of compromising information on the US government or some other powerful entity, surely they would release it? Isn't that their stated mission?
  - cookiecaper 15y ago
    Wikileaks has demonstrated a propensity to keep things close to chest. Perhaps the insurance file contains private documents not yet released that are personally embarrassing to important individuals (e.g., those likely to be involved in the extradition and/or untimely demise of Assange) but not particularly relevant from a national standpoint. Not sure, but I definitely don't think that the cables are the only potential information contained in the insurance file. Wikileaks, especially after their bout of airtime last winter, got a lot of data from a lot of different sources. There's a lot of stuff there to collate.
  - TheCapn 15y ago
    From what I gather it sounds like they're trying to redact important info from cables prior to release so they don't get their asses burned any more than they have. They've got a collection of cables they haven't yet processed and are now being leaked.
guelo 15y ago
The details are confusing but apparently it wasn't the insurance file, it was the full cables archive which for some unexplained reason was being served over bittorrent by someone.

peteretep 15y ago

From what I've read, I've been given the idea that the files transferred to The Guardian were encrypted for them only - that the password they had worked against that file alone. Presumably (hopefully?) the insurance file uses a different password. I was also under the (perhaps wrong) impression that no-one actually knows what's in the insurance file.

schrototo 15y ago
I can't imagine the insurance file being little more than the full uncensored cable archive. What else could it be? If Wikileaks had a gigabyte of compromising information on the US government or some other powerful entity, surely they would release it? Isn't that their stated mission?
- cookiecaper 15y ago
  Wikileaks has demonstrated a propensity to keep things close to chest. Perhaps the insurance file contains private documents not yet released that are personally embarrassing to important individuals (e.g., those likely to be involved in the extradition and/or untimely demise of Assange) but not particularly relevant from a national standpoint. Not sure, but I definitely don't think that the cables are the only potential information contained in the insurance file. Wikileaks, especially after their bout of airtime last winter, got a lot of data from a lot of different sources. There's a lot of stuff there to collate.
- TheCapn 15y ago
  From what I gather it sounds like they're trying to redact important info from cables prior to release so they don't get their asses burned any more than they have. They've got a collection of cables they haven't yet processed and are now being leaked.

guelo 15y ago

The details are confusing but apparently it wasn't the insurance file, it was the full cables archive which for some unexplained reason was being served over bittorrent by someone.