(Wikipedia Info about WikiLeaks -- right side is a preview of WikiLeaks' site.)
It's a term that I'm pretty sure I have heard of a long time ago. I didn't know what it was about, or even care. But, since I've been hearing about it for some time now, I might as well comment about it.
This is how much I know: WikiLeaks, founded by a journalist named Julian Assange, is a site that displays and provides confidential governmental information to the public (such as documented facts about the war in Afghanistan and documents of corruption in other countries). Recently, WikiLeaks has been experiencing lack of funds.
I'm not sure how WikiLeaks first became a huge issue, but I do know that major credit and financing companies have pulled out its services to WikiLeaks.
Now, the point of this entry is really not of great importance. It's not even a topic that I really care about. But, I do have an opinion about it: WikiLeaks provides too much information.
Is it a criminal act? Maybe. Should it be stopped? Yes.
I believe in freedom of speech. However, too much freedom can be damaging. There are reasons why we have choices -- we could either 'ssshhhush' or 'blaaahhh.' Leaking out confidential information does not really benefit humanity. It's confidential for reasons.
I understand that a journalist's job is to find out 'the truth' for the benefit of the masses -- but the masses can only take so much info. I can't help but think that WikiLeaks is a selfish act that is part of the problem rather than part of a solution.
Well, that's all for now.
I'll probably blog more today about some other random events...
It's a blog-hog day for me!
:-)
M.
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