Assange: More U.S. secrets will be leaked

Posted:Today Updated: 12:43 AM The Wikileaks founder tells a U.S. audience, via video feed, that NSA spying revelations have caused people to reassess governments role.

By Adam Satariano Bloomberg News

Julian Assange, the founder of Wikileaks who has disclosed classified data about U.S. military and diplomatic efforts, said the group would be releasing a new batch of secret information.

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Julian Assange, shown speaking from the Ecuadorian Embassy in London previously, says he will release more classified data.

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Assange, speaking through a video feed Saturday to a crowd of more than 3,000 at the South by Southwest Interactive conference in Austin, Texas, said he wouldnt share details about the timing or contents.

I dont think its right to give the perpetrator the heads up, said Assange.

After years of celebrating startups with new social-networking tools for posting personal information, South by Southwest is taking a more critical look at the privacy consequences of sharing that data. Edward Snowden, the government contractor who leaked documents disclosing spying by the National Security Agency, speaks on Monday through a video link.

Assange, 42, said the disclosures about NSA spying are causing people to reassess the role of government in a world where more personal information is stored online. He said the U.S. agency is losing the public-relations battle since Snowdens revelations about gathering data from companies such as Google, Facebook and Apple. The disclosures show a military occupation in the Internets public space, he said.

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