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Daniel Domscheit-Berg
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Daniel Domscheit-Berg at 26C3, talking about Wikileaks
Born 1978
Nationality German
Other names Daniel Schmitt
Known for former spokesperson for WikiLeaks, founder of OpenLeaks
Daniel Domscheit-Berg, previously known under the pseudonym Daniel Schmitt (born 1978), is a German technology activist.[1] He is best known for his role, until September 2010, as a spokesperson for WikiLeaks, the whistleblower organization, in Germany. He is the author of Inside WikiLeaks: My Time with Julian Assange at the World's Most Dangerous Website (2011).[2]
After leaving Wikileaks, he announced plans in January 2011 to open a new website for anonymous online leaks called OpenLeaks. At a Chaos Computer Club (CCC) event in August 2011, he announced its preliminary launch and invited hackers to test the security of the OpenLeaks system, as a result of which the CCC criticized him for exploiting the good name of the club to promote his OpenLeaks project and expelled him from their club, despite his lack of membership.[3] This decision was revoked on February 2012.[4] In September 2011, several news organizations cited Domscheit-Berg's split from Julian Assange and Wikileaks as one of a series of events and errors that led to the release that month of all 251,287 United States diplomatic cables in the Cablegate affair.[5]
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WikiLeaks
Domscheit-Berg began working with WikiLeaks after meeting Assange at the Chaos Computer Club's annual conference (24C3) in 2007.[7] On 25 September 2010, after reportedly being suspended by Assange, Domscheit-Berg told Der Spiegel that he was resigning, saying "WikiLeaks has a structural problem. I no longer want to take responsibility for it, and that's why I am leaving the project."[8][9][10]
Domscheit-Berg was highlighted in the Sveriges Television programme WikiRebels - The Documentary, released in the second week of December 2010.[11]
A book about his experience with and separation[12] from WikiLeaks was released in Germany in February 2011, entitled Inside WikiLeaks: Meine Zeit bei der gefährlichsten Website der Welt ("My Time at the World's Most Dangerous Website").[13] An English translation followed some days later by Australian publisher Scribe Publications.[14][15][16] In Domscheit-Berg's book he criticizes Julian Assange's leadership style and handling of the Afghan War Diaries.
Domscheit-Berg stated he would destroy WikiLeaks data when leaving WikiLeaks.[17] He wanted to be sure that duplicates would be confirmed deleted by a notary with an affidavit.[18] In leaving, WikiLeaks state that Domscheit-Berg representing OpenLeaks, held the organisation to ransom over the unpublished documents and internal organisation communications[19] with mediations by a member of the hacker collective Chaos Computer Club between OpenLeaks and WikiLeaks. Domscheit-Berg apparently told weekly Der Freitag that "I took no documents from WikiLeaks with me", leading to suspension of mediations.[16] Domscheit-Berg was eventually kicked out of Chaos Computer Club due to his conduct during the mediation and for requesting the Chaos Computer Club to test OpenLeaks' security.[16] This decision was revoked in February 2012 by the general assembly of the Chaos Computer Club.
WikiLeaks and other sources later confirmed the destruction of over 3500 unpublished whistleblower communications with some communications containing hundreds of documents.[16][18][20][21] Including: US Government's No Fly List,[22] 5 GB of Bank of America leaks,[23] insider information from 20 right-wing organizations[22][24] and proof of torture and government abuse of a Latin America country.[25]
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OpenLeaks
In September 2010, Domscheit-Berg founded OpenLeaks[26] with the intention of being more transparent than WikiLeaks. "In these last months, the Wikileaks organization has not been open any more. It lost its open-source promise."[27]
Instead of publishing the documents, OpenLeaks said it will send the leaked documents to various news entities or publishers.[28]
OpenLeaks was supposed to start public operations in January 2011. However on the 23rd of December 2012 they announced on their website that the organisation would instead focus on spreading information and expertise regarding how to set up and run leak websites rather than directly facilitating leaks themselves.[29]
OpenLeaks has two public contacts, Daniel Domscheit-Berg and Herbert Snorrason, both previously involved in WikiLeaks.[26]
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Daniel Domscheit-Berg at 26C3, talking about Wikileaks
Born 1978
Nationality German
Other names Daniel Schmitt
Known for former spokesperson for WikiLeaks, founder of OpenLeaks
Daniel Domscheit-Berg, previously known under the pseudonym Daniel Schmitt (born 1978), is a German technology activist.[1] He is best known for his role, until September 2010, as a spokesperson for WikiLeaks, the whistleblower organization, in Germany. He is the author of Inside WikiLeaks: My Time with Julian Assange at the World's Most Dangerous Website (2011).[2]
After leaving Wikileaks, he announced plans in January 2011 to open a new website for anonymous online leaks called OpenLeaks. At a Chaos Computer Club (CCC) event in August 2011, he announced its preliminary launch and invited hackers to test the security of the OpenLeaks system, as a result of which the CCC criticized him for exploiting the good name of the club to promote his OpenLeaks project and expelled him from their club, despite his lack of membership.[3] This decision was revoked on February 2012.[4] In September 2011, several news organizations cited Domscheit-Berg's split from Julian Assange and Wikileaks as one of a series of events and errors that led to the release that month of all 251,287 United States diplomatic cables in the Cablegate affair.[5]
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WikiLeaks
Domscheit-Berg began working with WikiLeaks after meeting Assange at the Chaos Computer Club's annual conference (24C3) in 2007.[7] On 25 September 2010, after reportedly being suspended by Assange, Domscheit-Berg told Der Spiegel that he was resigning, saying "WikiLeaks has a structural problem. I no longer want to take responsibility for it, and that's why I am leaving the project."[8][9][10]
Domscheit-Berg was highlighted in the Sveriges Television programme WikiRebels - The Documentary, released in the second week of December 2010.[11]
A book about his experience with and separation[12] from WikiLeaks was released in Germany in February 2011, entitled Inside WikiLeaks: Meine Zeit bei der gefährlichsten Website der Welt ("My Time at the World's Most Dangerous Website").[13] An English translation followed some days later by Australian publisher Scribe Publications.[14][15][16] In Domscheit-Berg's book he criticizes Julian Assange's leadership style and handling of the Afghan War Diaries.
Domscheit-Berg stated he would destroy WikiLeaks data when leaving WikiLeaks.[17] He wanted to be sure that duplicates would be confirmed deleted by a notary with an affidavit.[18] In leaving, WikiLeaks state that Domscheit-Berg representing OpenLeaks, held the organisation to ransom over the unpublished documents and internal organisation communications[19] with mediations by a member of the hacker collective Chaos Computer Club between OpenLeaks and WikiLeaks. Domscheit-Berg apparently told weekly Der Freitag that "I took no documents from WikiLeaks with me", leading to suspension of mediations.[16] Domscheit-Berg was eventually kicked out of Chaos Computer Club due to his conduct during the mediation and for requesting the Chaos Computer Club to test OpenLeaks' security.[16] This decision was revoked in February 2012 by the general assembly of the Chaos Computer Club.
WikiLeaks and other sources later confirmed the destruction of over 3500 unpublished whistleblower communications with some communications containing hundreds of documents.[16][18][20][21] Including: US Government's No Fly List,[22] 5 GB of Bank of America leaks,[23] insider information from 20 right-wing organizations[22][24] and proof of torture and government abuse of a Latin America country.[25]
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OpenLeaks
In September 2010, Domscheit-Berg founded OpenLeaks[26] with the intention of being more transparent than WikiLeaks. "In these last months, the Wikileaks organization has not been open any more. It lost its open-source promise."[27]
Instead of publishing the documents, OpenLeaks said it will send the leaked documents to various news entities or publishers.[28]
OpenLeaks was supposed to start public operations in January 2011. However on the 23rd of December 2012 they announced on their website that the organisation would instead focus on spreading information and expertise regarding how to set up and run leak websites rather than directly facilitating leaks themselves.[29]
OpenLeaks has two public contacts, Daniel Domscheit-Berg and Herbert Snorrason, both previously involved in WikiLeaks.[26]
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"Civil disobedience is not our problem. Our problem is civil obedience! People are obedient in the face of poverty, starvation, stupidity, war, and cruelty. Our problem is that grand thieves are running the country. That's our problem!" - Howard Zinn
"If there is no struggle there is no progress. Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and never will" - Frederick Douglass