The book describes Assange's childhood and details about his work creating and expanding WikiLeaks. It explains how his surname comes from his stepfather, a "touring puppet theater owner", and not his biological father, a choice that Assange made himself.[2]
Publication of the passwordedit
Wikileaks gave The Guardian a copy of the unredacted leaks which included the names of informants and other sensitive information that was not intended for publication. This very sensitive information was protected by a large passphrase to ensure its secrecy.
However, Leigh's book then published this password which led directly to the unredacted data being publicly available.[3] It has been claimed that this led directly to the deaths of some of those informants.
Assange wrote down on a scrap of paper: ACollectionOfHistorySince_1966_ToThe_PresentDay#. "That's the password," he said. "But you have to add one extra word when you type it in. You have to put in the word 'Diplomatic' before the word 'History'. Can you remember that?"
— David Leigh, WikiLeaks: Inside Julian Assange's War on Secrecy[4][5]
In response The Guardian said "It's nonsense to suggest the Guardian's WikiLeaks book has compromised security in any way." According to The Guardian, WikiLeaks had indicated that the password was temporary and that WikiLeaks had seven months to take action to protect the files it had subsequently decided to post online.[6]The Guardian has not described what actions WikiLeaks could have taken given that the encrypted files had been leaked.
Wikileaks did eventually publish the unredacted version. The Guardian article about this failed to mention that the publication was after the password became widely known and was published so that informants could see what had been leaked and take action to protect themselves if necessary.[7][8]
Controversies as to contentedit
In response to the book's publication, WikiLeaks posted on Twitter: "The Guardian book serialization contains malicious libels. We will be taking action."[9]The Hindu writer, Hasan Suroor, said Assange's concern is that the book is "critical of [Assange's] robust style and his alleged tendency to be a 'control freak'".[10] One of the points of disagreement is that the book claimed he had initially refused to redact the names of Afghan informants to the US military from the Afghan War logs; the book reports him as saying they would "deserve it" if they were killed.[11] John Goetz of Der Spiegel who was at the dinner says that Assange made no such statement.[12][13]
Referencesedit
^ ab"WikiLeaks". Guardian Books. from the original on 1 January 2012. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
^"'WIKILEAKS: Inside Julian Assange's War on Secrecy' – the media deal, Assange's real father & Cablegate". International Business Times. 1 February 2011. from the original on 4 February 2011. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
^Love, James (4 September 2011). "In Defense of WikiLeaks: Looking At Cables On Pharmaceutical Drugs And Trade Pressures". The Huffington Post. from the original on 16 December 2011. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
^Simpson, Connor (31 August 2011). "Wikileaks Is Suing the Guardian Over a Security Breach". The Atlantic Wire. from the original on 31 December 2011. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
^Ball, James (1 September 2011). "Unredacted US embassy cables available online after WikiLeaks breach". The Guardian. from the original on 7 January 2012. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
^"WikiLeaks publishes full cache of unredacted cables".
^Stöcker, Christian (1 September 2011). "Leak at WikiLeaks: A Dispatch Disaster in Six Acts". Der Spiegel. from the original on 3 September 2011. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
^WikiLeaks [@wikileaks] (2 February 2011). "The Guardian book serialization contains malicious libels. We will be taking action" (Tweet). from the original on 5 December 2016 – via Twitter.
^Suroor, Hasan (6 February 2011). "Assange threatens to sue 'Guardian'". The Hindu. from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
^Glover, Stephen (14 February 2011). "Stephen Glover: Assange may yet come to hurt The Guardian". The Independent. from the original on 2 February 2012. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
^Cockburn, Andrew (10 February 2023). "Alternative Facts: How the media failed Julian Assange". Harper's Magazine.
^Goetz, John (12 May 2012). "Statement by John Goetz" (PDF). Wikileaks.org. Wikileaks. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
External linksedit
"The story behind Wikileaks: Inside Julian Assange's War on Secrecy". Youtube. 2 February 2011.
"Guardian Books to publish Wikileaks title next month". Iran Book News Agency. 13 January 2011.
"Редактор The Guardian опроверг иск Ассанжа к изданию". Lenta.Ru. 8 February 2011.
"Fundador de WikiLeaks reanuda batalla legal contra su extradición". El Universal. 7 February 2011.
"Fundador do Wikileaks se disfarçou de mulher para fugir da CIA". AFP. 31 January 2011.
"Assange svojega očeta dolgo ni poznal: Od njega je podedoval uporniške gene in analitični um". Dnevnik. 1 February 2011.
"Transparency Terrorist: Review of WikiLeaks: Inside Julian Assange's War on Secrecy". The Oxonian Review. 16 May 2011.
October 30, 2023
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Not to be confused with Inside Wikileaks WikiLeaks Inside Julian Assange s War on Secrecy is a 2011 book by British journalists David Leigh and Luke Harding It is an account of Julian Assange WikiLeaks and the leak by Chelsea Manning of classified material to the website in 2010 It was published by Guardian Books in February 2011 1 WikiLeaks Inside Julian Assange s War on SecrecyAuthorDavid LeighLuke HardingLanguageEnglishSubjectWikiLeaksPublisherGuardian BooksPublication date1 February 2011 1 Media typePaperbackPages352 pagesISBN978 0 85265 239 8Along with other sources portions were adapted for the 2013 film The Fifth Estate Contents 1 Content 2 Publication of the password 3 Controversies as to content 4 References 5 External linksContent editThe book describes Assange s childhood and details about his work creating and expanding WikiLeaks It explains how his surname comes from his stepfather a touring puppet theater owner and not his biological father a choice that Assange made himself 2 Publication of the password editWikileaks gave The Guardian a copy of the unredacted leaks which included the names of informants and other sensitive information that was not intended for publication This very sensitive information was protected by a large passphrase to ensure its secrecy However Leigh s book then published this password which led directly to the unredacted data being publicly available 3 It has been claimed that this led directly to the deaths of some of those informants Assange wrote down on a scrap of paper ACollectionOfHistorySince 1966 ToThe PresentDay That s the password he said But you have to add one extra word when you type it in You have to put in the word Diplomatic before the word History Can you remember that David Leigh WikiLeaks Inside Julian Assange s War on Secrecy 4 5 In response The Guardian said It s nonsense to suggest the Guardian s WikiLeaks book has compromised security in any way According to The Guardian WikiLeaks had indicated that the password was temporary and that WikiLeaks had seven months to take action to protect the files it had subsequently decided to post online 6 The Guardian has not described what actions WikiLeaks could have taken given that the encrypted files had been leaked Wikileaks did eventually publish the unredacted version The Guardian article about this failed to mention that the publication was after the password became widely known and was published so that informants could see what had been leaked and take action to protect themselves if necessary 7 8 Controversies as to content editIn response to the book s publication WikiLeaks posted on Twitter The Guardian book serialization contains malicious libels We will be taking action 9 The Hindu writer Hasan Suroor said Assange s concern is that the book is critical of Assange s robust style and his alleged tendency to be a control freak 10 One of the points of disagreement is that the book claimed he had initially refused to redact the names of Afghan informants to the US military from the Afghan War logs the book reports him as saying they would deserve it if they were killed 11 John Goetz of Der Spiegel who was at the dinner says that Assange made no such statement 12 13 References edit a b WikiLeaks Guardian Books Archived from the original on 1 January 2012 Retrieved 3 January 2012 WIKILEAKS Inside Julian Assange s War on Secrecy the media deal Assange s real father amp Cablegate International Business Times 1 February 2011 Archived from the original on 4 February 2011 Retrieved 3 January 2012 A Dispatch Disaster in Six Acts Love James 4 September 2011 In Defense of WikiLeaks Looking At Cables On Pharmaceutical Drugs And Trade Pressures The Huffington Post Archived from the original on 16 December 2011 Retrieved 3 January 2012 Simpson Connor 31 August 2011 Wikileaks Is Suing the Guardian Over a Security Breach The Atlantic Wire Archived from the original on 31 December 2011 Retrieved 3 January 2012 Ball James 1 September 2011 Unredacted US embassy cables available online after WikiLeaks breach The Guardian Archived from the original on 7 January 2012 Retrieved 3 January 2012 WikiLeaks publishes full cache of unredacted cables Stocker Christian 1 September 2011 Leak at WikiLeaks A Dispatch Disaster in Six Acts Der Spiegel Archived from the original on 3 September 2011 Retrieved 3 January 2012 WikiLeaks wikileaks 2 February 2011 The Guardian book serialization contains malicious libels We will be taking action Tweet Archived from the original on 5 December 2016 via Twitter Suroor Hasan 6 February 2011 Assange threatens to sue Guardian The Hindu Archived from the original on 28 September 2011 Retrieved 3 January 2012 Glover Stephen 14 February 2011 Stephen Glover Assange may yet come to hurt The Guardian The Independent Archived from the original on 2 February 2012 Retrieved 3 January 2012 Cockburn Andrew 10 February 2023 Alternative Facts How the media failed Julian Assange Harper s Magazine Goetz John 12 May 2012 Statement by John Goetz PDF Wikileaks org Wikileaks Retrieved 12 April 2023 External links edit The story behind Wikileaks Inside Julian Assange s War on Secrecy Youtube 2 February 2011 Guardian Books to publish Wikileaks title next month Iran Book News Agency 13 January 2011 Redaktor The Guardian oproverg isk Assanzha k izdaniyu Lenta Ru 8 February 2011 Fundador de WikiLeaks reanuda batalla legal contra su extradicion El Universal 7 February 2011 Fundador do Wikileaks se disfarcou de mulher para fugir da CIA AFP 31 January 2011 Assange svojega oceta dolgo ni poznal Od njega je podedoval uporniske gene in analiticni um Dnevnik 1 February 2011 Transparency Terrorist Review of WikiLeaks Inside Julian Assange s War on Secrecy The Oxonian Review 16 May 2011 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title WikiLeaks Inside Julian Assange 27s War on Secrecy amp oldid 1153470910, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
