This document provides an overview of WikiLeaks, including its background, purpose, effects on society, governments' responses, advantages, disadvantages, and privacy issues. It notes that WikiLeaks was founded in 2006 with the goal of publishing confidential information from anonymous sources to promote transparency. While it has created more accountability, it has also threatened national security and damaged diplomacy. Governments and organizations have responded angrily to leaks but others see benefits to greater transparency. However, WikiLeaks publications have also violated individuals' privacy and potentially put some in physical danger.

1. About WikiLeaks
(BCO6672) The Information Systems Professional – SY
Zeng Xiangyuan
Muhammad Wasiq
Shailendra Kalra
Jose Erick

2. 1. Background
2. Purpose & Goals
3. Effects on Society
4. Governments Response Across the Globe
5. Advantages
6. Disadvantages
7. Privacy Issues
8. Conclusion
Contents:

3. 1. Background
People / Hackers Encrypts files Editors /
Analysis
Publishing

4. 1. Background
Born on July 3, 1971, in Townsville, Queensland, AU.
He hacked into the database of Nortel, a
telecommunications company but got off the hook with
petty fines.
A important tool, intended to collect and share confidential
information worldwide.
Seeking to avoid extradition to Sweden over sexual assault
allegations, Assange has been at the Ecuadorian embassy
in London since 2012.

5. 3. WikiLeaks Impacts On Society
• Trauma Because Classified Information leaked
• Create transparency
• Threaten National Security
• Accountability In Politics And Negative Effects On
Diplomacy
• Governments Become More Transparent And Honest
• Embarrassment And Lack Of Openness In Companies
And Organizations

6. 4. Government Responses Around the World
Middle East
Angry and Do Not Trust American
Government
Africa
Totally Malicious and Misrepresented
South America
Publisher Is Not Guilty

7. 4. Government Responses Around the World
South Asia
Creates Mutual Understanding
Unhealthy Trend
Asia Pacific
Hoping No Affect The Relation
Europe
Affecting the Relation With American

8. 7. Privacy Issues
• In July, 2016, Wiki leaks posted around
300,000 emails of Turkish Prime Minister.
• After that nearly 20,000 emails and 8,000
attachments from high-level officials in the
Democratic National Committee of US
• Their addresses are out there for every
stalker, ex-partner, disapproving relative, or
random crazy to peruse as they wish.”

9. 7. Privacy Issues
• Turkey is a country, in which hundreds of
women are murdered and thousands go
into hiding on an annual basis.
• Yet, like the Turkey email leak, WikiLeaks
violated the privacy of countless innocent
people in the process.
• Some of those emails included personal
information of donors, including credit card
numbers, Social Security numbers, and even
passport numbers.

10. 7. Privacy Issues
• Plus, the leak needlessly exposed well-
intentioned emails from politicians and
professionals trying to do their job.

11. 8. Conclusion
• There is no absolute answer if WikiLeaks is good or evil
• On one hand WikiLeaks is exposing country wide
conspiracies, exposing
corruption and making corrupted
• official accountable but on another it’s violating
people’s privacy which can
potentially cause physical harm.
• Truth is WikiLeaks is a cure and a blessing.

12. 9. References
• Biography.com 2017, Julian Assange, A&E Television Networks, viewed 23 August 2017,
https://www.biography.com/people/julian-assange-20688499.
• Bjerre, A 2011, WIKILEAKS AND THE WORLD ECONOMY, Scenario Magazine, viewed 21 August 2017,
http://www.scenariomagazine.com/wikileaks-and-the-world-economy/
• Glock, C n.d., Q&A: The Full Impact of Wikileaks Will Be Felt a Few Years Down the Road, Inter Press
Service News, viewed 21 August 2017, http://www.ipsnews.net/2011/07/qa-the-full-impact-of-wikileaks-
will-be-felt-a-few-years-down-the-road/
• The Guardian 2010, After 12 days of WikiLeaks cables, the world looks on US with new eyes, The guardian,
viewed 21 August 2017, https://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/dec/10/wikileaks-reaction-world-
reaction

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