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. <\/p>\n
By Adam Satariano Bloomberg News <\/p>\n
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. <\/p>\n
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Julian Assange, shown speaking from the Ecuadorian Embassy in London previously, says he will release more classified data. <\/p>\n
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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. <\/p>\n
I dont think its right to give the perpetrator the heads up, said Assange. <\/p>\n
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. <\/p>\n
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. <\/p>\n
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