> On 13/8/21 9:35 am, Roger Clarke wrote: >> ... Wikipedia entry ... that's incitement to disclose state secrets.
On 14/8/21 8:46 am, Tom Worthington wrote: > You assume what is on the Wikipedia is true, but: > "In wartime, truth is so precious that she should always > be attended by a bodyguard of lies." (Winston Churchill). That quote should never be used without appending one from Orwell pointing out the ease with which the public can be convinced that an eternal state of warfare exists, thereby providing permanent cover for perpetrators of the whole box of tricks comprising alternative facts / fake news / misinformation / disinformation / lies. That way lies social madness. > So far the Information Warfare Division has not taken up my suggestion > for a motto: > > "confundamus ibi praesidio" (Confuse to Protect). > > -- Roger Clarke mailto:[email protected] T: +61 2 6288 6916 http://www.xamax.com.au http://www.rogerclarke.com Xamax Consultancy Pty Ltd 78 Sidaway St, Chapman ACT 2611 AUSTRALIA Visiting Professor in the Faculty of Law University of N.S.W. Visiting Professor in Computer Science Australian National University _______________________________________________ Link mailing list [email protected] https://mailman.anu.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/link
