How WikiLeaks gags its own staff (leaked document)

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Submission + - How WikiLeaks gags its own staff (leaked document) (newstatesman.com)

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robbyyy

on Wednesday May 11, 2011 @11:23AM

robbyyy writes: "The New Statesman has just revealed the extent of the legal eccentricity and paranoia that exists at tthe WikiLeaks organisation. The magazine publishes a leaked copy of the draconian and extraordinary legal gag which WikiLeaks imposes on its own staff.

Clause 5 of the "Confidentiality Agreement" (PDF) imposes a penalty of £12,000,000 (approx $20,000,000) on anyone who breaches this legal gag. Sounds like they dont trust their own staff..."

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