Whistle-blowing site Wikileaks has been criticised for not doing enough to screen sensitive information found in documents released via the site.
An investigation by the Associated Press has found the names and addresses of teenage rape victims, people who have suffered sexual abuse, and information about individuals suffering mental illness in documents on Wikileaks. Now some are questioning whether the site should be more careful with the information it publishes.
What is Wikileaks?
The website was set up in 2006 by Julian Assange to help whistle-blowers publish secret information, classified documents as well as stolen and leaked data. In early interviews, Mr Assange said it was intended to be a “giant library of the world’s most persecuted documents”. It has now published more than 10 million documents including:
US military logs and field reports from wars in Afghanistan and Iraq
US State Department diplomatic cables
Official messages sent between the Saudi government and its embassies
Millions of emails from intelligence firm Stratfor
Files and messages from the Democratic National Committee
