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Yeah, when you put it like that I see your point. Publishing the password was a silly thing to do. But I can't get angry about the reporter being non-technical
by Jamiecon 15y ago
Yeah, when you put it like that I see your point. Publishing the password was a silly thing to do. But I can't get angry about the reporter being non-technical. Most people are non-technical. To me, it was the responsibility of Wikileaks to secure the information, and to guide the Guardian to do the same. It seems they failed in that respect which, given their record of disorganisation and technical failures, doesn't surprise me.
- charlieok 15y agoWell, Assange did try to drive home the importance of protecting the password. He wrote down most of it and made Leigh memorize the rest, creating a "something you have" factor and a separate "something you know" factor. Assange didn't want to give them access to the cables at all, but relented when they demanded it in negotiations with him. He then made them sign a contract to protect the information [1]. Clearly this wasn't enough though. [1] http://wikileaks.org/IMG/pdf/Guardian_Letter_for_Package_3.pdf http://wikileaks.org/IMG/pdf/Guardian_Letter_for_Package_3.p...