Wiki V/S Guardian Row Escalates
WikiLeaks, the whistle blowing organization and The Guardian's legal tangles increased with the latter hitting back at the Wiki accusations by staunchly denying all of them.
The tango was initiated by Wiki, when it accused its former media partner of betrayal of trust as its journalists allegedly published access passwords to an archive of uncensored diplomatic cables. It is claimed the paper's actions using Wiki information will place US informants, human rights activists and others at risk of harm or detention.
Wiki also acknowledged that it "has commenced pre-litigation action" against The Guardian and an individual in Germany – believed to be former Wiki spokesperson Daniel Domscheit-Berg – for disclosing the password to the 'insurance' files "for personal gain".
In a statement released on Thursday, the paper said, "It is nonsense to suggest The Guardian's WikiLeak book has compromised security in any way."