I definitely think there is a place for something like Wikileaks, although I might have more use something that provides some context and interpretation to them as opposed just dumping hundreds of thousands of documents into the public. I also honestly believe that there is more to Assange than he allows us to see; at any rate, and effective leaks forum independent of Assange can only be beneficial in the long term.
Even if Wikileaks does end up getting closed down for good it has a legacy. We could be about to see the dawning of a new age of Wikileaks-inspired sites, each with their own take on the idea.
As we’ve already reported, OpenLeaks is a site hoping to open as soon as Monday, now it looks like European politics could be getting its own specific whistleblowing destination.
BrusselsLeaks says it aims to expose “Dodgy dealings behind closed doors” at the heart of Europe. Seemingly created by people who work within the European Union’s political machine, the site’s WordPress-hosted front page states: “There are plenty of good people in powerful positions who too often see shocking information pass them by. How do we know this? We’ve been there.”
UPDATE: Just after we published this post, the founders replied saying that they’re not really courting media attention “But it helps”. “We want to support a transparent and
fair EU system which could benefit many millions”, they say.
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