Assassination threats come from the US, says Assange

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange revealed he received death threats as he spoke out about his continued self-imprisonment at the Ecuadorian Embassy in London.

In an exclusive Irish radio interview, Assange told Sen Moncrieff on Newstalk: Theres some limits to the people I can meet because of the number of assassination threats emanating from the United States against me and my family.

He also said that he has received support from Irish politicians.

Several Irish politicians have been good enough to visit me here in the embassy and some have shown public support, he told Moncrieff on the show.

A podcast of the interview has been made available by Newstalk.

On leaving the embassy, he said: I think that things are likely to resolve within the next year but its not a certainty. It depends on how things stand geopolitically.

Assange sought refuge at the embassy in June 2012 to avoid extradition to Sweden to face questioning over alleged sexual offences. He denies the allegations.

Last month, he told Sky News that he will eventually leave the embassy with his asylum status intact.

Chatting with Moncrieff, he quipped: Its quite interesting, Paddy Power, the Irish gambling firm, you can actually make a bet on just that apparently its 100-1 if I leave with a jet pack so I should start a little investment company and ask people to pay in at 20-1 and then we could get a return at 100-1.

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Google, Apple to introduce default encryption

Google has announced that its next mobile operating system, Android L, will encrypt users data by default.

The measure will make it more difficult for private information to be hacked or handed to law enforcement agencies.

On Thursday, Apple said that devices running its new iOS8 software would be encrypted by default, with even the company itself unable to gain access.

Both firms have offered encryption for some time, but many users were unaware of its existence or had not enabled it.

Earlier this week, Apples boss Tim Cook posted an online message assuring users the companys philosophy was that a great customer experience shouldnt come at the expense of your privacy.

As well as announcing default encryption for all devices running the new iOS8 software, Mr Cook took a thinly veiled swipe at Google, saying that Apple would not use its customers information to sell things to them.

We dont monetise the information you store on your iPhone or in iCloud, he wrote, and we dont read your email or your messages to get information to market to you.

He added that although Apple does have an advertising business, called iAd, the function can be disabled by users.

Shortly after, Google announced its stance on privacy, also embracing default encryption. A spokesman said: For over three years, Android has offered encryption, and keys are not stored off of the device, so they cannot be shared with law enforcement.

As part of our next Android release, encryption will be enabled by default out of the box, so you wont even have to think about turning it on.

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