Julian Assange isn’t just the creepy scourge of government secrecy. The WikiLeaks founder is also the inspiration for a growing cadre of online oversharers who solicit unauthorized info.
OpenLeaks.org
Goal: To pass whistle-blower info to NGOs and news agencies instead of publishing it themselves
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Founded by Daniel Domscheit-Berg, a former WikiLeaks editor who tired of his boss’s megalomania. Eager to avoid grudges and legal entanglements, he’s the anti-Julian of openness. (Plus, he’s not blond.)GreenLeaks.com/GreenLeaks.org
Goal: To leak documents about environmental abuses—once they sort out a comical battle over which outfit gets the name
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Org plans to distribute scientific papers. Com vows never to publish illegal materials. Amateurs!Rospil.info
Goal: To expose corruption among Russia’s oligarchs and the companies they love, like oil giant Gazprom
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Bonus point for bravery in a country where criticizing the powerful is to invite assassination.PornWikiLeaks.com
Goal: To dish dirt on adult stars (“Sindy Swank” is a stage name!)
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Public outing plus cringe factor—all that’s missing is an Aussie accent.