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Julian Assange's Internet Access "Cut" by Ecuador

posted by martyb on Monday October 17 2016, @07:36PM   Printer-friendly
from the where's-the-nearest-Starbucks? dept.

captain_nifty writes:

Multiple sources reporting:
http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-37680411
http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2016/10/17/wikileaks-says-assanges-internet-link-was-severed-by-state-party.html
http://time.com/4532984/wikileaks-julian-assange-theories/

Wikileaks has announced that Julian Assange's internet access had been intentionally severed by a state actor. I would assume this means they disrupted a VPN connection he had rather than just cutting all internet access to the Ecuadorian Embassy, but again details are limited.

The announcement of disruption was also preceded by multiple strange tweets of random numbers (likely crypto keys) that appear to be part of a dead man system activated by the disruption.

takyon: The full tweet states "Julian Assange's internet link has been intentionally severed by a state party. We have activated the appropriate contingency plans." Wikileaks recently released Part 9 of the Podesta Emails. Also at CNET and Ars Technica.

Update: Wikileaks says: "We can confirm Ecuador cut off Assange's internet access Saturday, 5pm GMT, shortly after publication of Clinton's Goldman Sachs speechs."

Perhaps the embassy's perennial guest has finally overstayed his welcome?

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  • (Score: 4, Touché) by dyingtolive on Monday October 17 2016, @10:15PM

    by dyingtolive (952) on Monday October 17 2016, @10:15PM (#415444)

    I need citations here. No one I'm yet aware of has claimed Clinton gropes women.

    I mean, I believe the latter part though.

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  • (Score: 3, Touché) by The Mighty Buzzard on Tuesday October 18 2016, @12:20AM

    by The Mighty Buzzard (18) Subscriber Badge <themightybuzzard@proton.me> on Tuesday October 18 2016, @12:20AM (#415468) Homepage Journal

    No, he just rapes them. No groping was reported.

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    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday October 18 2016, @01:52AM

      by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday October 18 2016, @01:52AM (#415490)

      Subconscious sexism FTL.
      No surprise for you though.