----- Original Message ----- > From: "info" <[email protected]> > To: "NetBehaviour for networked distributed creativity" > <[email protected]> > Cc: > Sent: Thursday, 1 September 2011, 10:14 > Subject: [NetBehaviour] Artleaks platform starts to operate > > Artleaks platform starts to operate - please spread a word... > > Artleaks is collective platform initiated by an international group of > artists, curators, art historians and intellectuals in response to the > abuse of their professional integrity and the open infraction of their > labor rights. In the art world, such abuses usually disappear, but some > events bring them into sharp focus and therefore deserve public > scrutiny. Only by drawing attention to concrete abuses can we underscore > the precarious condition of cultural workers and the necessity for > sustained protest against the appropriation of politically engaged art, > culture and theory by institutions embedded in a tight mesh of capital > and power.
aha. this looks suspiciously like a "let's jump on the leak-platform bandwagon" sort of announcement, especially since the "leaking interface" is nothing more than a wordpress form. suppose i have the intent to leak a massive fraud case, putting cultural workers at a clear disadvantage (which, surely enough, given the kind of money that is funneled through various channels is not an idea that is all that far off) but I'm not very technically proficient and would like to remain anonymous - just from taking a quick look at this, it does not seem as if artleaks are necessarily experienced in protecting whistleblower's identities? other than a manifesto-esque description of what would be implicitly understood anyway, there is absolutely no information as to how sources are protected, or how the leaked information is dealt with. meh. it smells too much of surfing on another project's popularity, favorably positioning the people involved, and not enough of getting shit done properly. put a process place and be transparent about it, before announcing your well intentioned plans to the world. feel free correct me if i'm wrong, but if you have serious information to share, you might want to look elsewhere. _______________________________________________ NetBehaviour mailing list [email protected] http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour
