In an interview with TED Julian Assange, the man behind Wikileaks, explains why he feels it is right to encourage the leaking of secret information. He maintains that the more money an organisation spends on trying to conceal information, the more good it is likely to do if leaked. For Assange, leaked intelligence reveals the true state of governments, their human rights abuses, and their activities, it’s what the ‘history of journalism is’.

Head to dontpaniconline.com for the TED video:

 http://www.dontpaniconline.com/magazine/politics/why-the-world-needs-whistleblowers