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Aug, 2016 : Wikileaks Released Data on Hundreds of Innocent People
📅 - Personal and sensitive data of hundreds of innocent, ordinary people has been released by Wikileaks. Some of those innocent people include children, and rape victims. A report published today by the Associated Press found that Wikileaks published the medical records of “scores” of people, among them are rape victims, children, and the mentally ill.
The AP also states that the transparency group “routinely” publishes identity records and personal phone numbers which can be used by criminals.
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