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The WikiLeaks Battle: Should Information Be Shared or Censored?

Dec 08, 201013 min
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Episode description

Julian Assange the Australian founder of WikiLeaks the controversial website that has been posting classified government documents is now being held without bail in the U.K. awaiting extradition to Sweden on a rape charge. But sensational news aside his site’s recent release of confidential U.S. State Department cables has opened up a fundamental debate over privacy of information versus public access on the open web. It also has implications for businesses and corporations with sensitive information to shield according to experts at Wharton and the University of Pennsylvania.

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