Cryptome
Cryptome is a web site set up by New York architect John Young, who has been described as "the original WikiLeaker".[1]
Cryptome welcomes documents for publication that are prohibited by governments worldwide, in particular material on freedom of expression, privacy, cryptology, dual-use technologies, national security, intelligence, and secret governance -- open, secret and classified documents -- but not limited to those. Documents are removed from this site only by order served directly by a US court having jurisdiction. No court order has ever been served; any order served will be published here -- or elsewhere if gagged by order. Bluffs will be published if comical but otherwise ignored.[2]
The site has been running since 1996. At the time, Young was a participant on the cypherpunks mailing list.
Young claims that Cryptome does not publish really dangerous secrets:
Only low-grade stuff like what WikiLeaks does, but they just exaggerate it.[1]
Young was involved in the early development of WikiLeaks but has also criticised the site and Julian Assange. For details, see our WikiLeaks article and Young's NY Observer interview[1].
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Thomas Golianopoulos (Dec 7, 2010), "The Original WikiLeaker", New York Observer
- ↑ Cryptome web site