On 11.04.19 20:18, Morlock Elloi wrote: > > 1. Wikileaks servers could not be suppressed neither by rubberhosing > service providers, registrars, nor telecoms. They did try, for a > long time. If they could, none of this would happen. > > 2. Wikileaks sources were far better protected than anyone else's > (and still are) by using custom submission technology. > > #1 and #2 is what put rope around Assange's neck. Use of tools. > Wikileaks works. Effective use of technology cannot be allowed, and > an example needs to be set. Tweeting and blogging on corporate > servers is OK.
Assange (and Wikileaks) has become a prime example of what military theorist in the early 00s called a "super-empowered individual" capable of marshaling technology and resources available to non-sate actors to attack what they called a "systempunkt", meaning a node of a complex systems whose failure would set of a cascade of events. That much was clear early on: http://www.metamute.org/editorial/articles/contain-leaks-whistle-blowers-and-networked-news-ecology Yes, in order to become super empowered, tools are necessary, but they don't need to be super sophisticated. These ideas where originally developed to describe Bin Laden and what made him super-empowered were followers willing with box cutters and rudimentary aviation training. Assange is a hacker, so he used hacker tools, which are particularly close to the operating logic of today's apparatuses of power. It's quite a testimony of Assange's resourcefulness and willpower how long was able to keep it up. It's very rare for non-state actors to openly challenge powerful nation states and survive. Anyway, there will be others who figure out system and how to effect maximum impact (cascades) with minimal resources. That's in the nature of complex, open systems. Felix -- |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| http://felix.openflows.com |Open PGP http://pgp.mit.edu/pks/lookup?search=0x0bbb5b950c9ff2ac
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