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To quote Julian Assange: "The more secretive or unjust an organization is, the more leaks induce fear and paranoia in its leadership and planning coterie. This
by hendzen 13y ago
To quote Julian Assange: "The more secretive or unjust an organization is, the more leaks induce fear and paranoia in its leadership and planning coterie. This must result in minimization of efficient internal communications mechanisms (an increase in cognitive "secrecy tax") and consequent system-wide cognitive decline resulting in decreased ability to hold onto power as the environment demands adaption.
Hence in a world where leaking is easy, secretive or unjust systems are nonlinearly hit relative to open, just systems. Since unjust systems, by their nature induce opponents, and in many places barely have the upper hand, mass leaking leaves them exquisitely vulnerable to those who seek to replace them with more open forms of governance."
- tgb 13y agoThe above quote is from Assange's "Goverments as Conspiracies" essays: http://cryptome.org/0002/ja-conspiracies.pdf http://cryptome.org/0002/ja-conspiracies.pdf They're interesting reads and pretty short.
- growupkids 13y agoDidnt wikileaks require staffers to sign an NDA? http://www.geek.com/news/wikileaks-hypocritical-confidentiality-agreement-1377913/ http://www.geek.com/news/wikileaks-hypocritical-confidential...
- stcredzero 13y agoNeeding privacy/confidentiality doesn't mean you are necessarily evil...yet. It's almost certainly a sign that one is trying to concentrate power or keep it to oneself.