2. What is Wikileaks ?
How does it work ?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yn0N4eekqLI
3. What is Wikileaks ?
International, online, non-profit organisation
Its website, initiated in 2006 in Iceland by the organisation
Sunshine Press.
Database of more than 1.2 million documents
4. How does it work ?
Anonymous submissions
Secure online form
Repackage them into multimedia presentations and publish them
on the Web
sources complete anonymity
6. Who is Julian Assange ?
Born on July 3, 1971, in Townsville, Australia
”Sharp kid who always fought for the underdog"
At the age of 16, he got his first computer as a gift from his mother
He studied mathematics at the University of Melbourne
In 2006, Assange began work on Wikileaks
The site officially launched in 2007 and it was run out of Sweden at the
time because of the country's strong laws protecting a person's
anonymity
10. 5 Ways that WikiLeaks has
changed the world
People have become more aware
Society understands that corruption is deeper than they thought it could be
Listening to media will be decreased, due to the media not reporting the full
truth
WikiLeaks changes the world because many people are confused
WkikLeaks has leaked some information that may have caused enemies of
certain countries to know what is their next move
11. Thank you for your attention
To watch : « Wikileaks secrets et mensonges » by Arte
