The Saudi diplomatic cables alone hold at least 124 medical files, according to a sample analyzed by AP. “It is illegal!”The AP, which is withholding identifying details of most of those affected, reached 23 people — most in Saudi Arabia — whose personal information was exposed. Some were unaware their data had been published; WikiLeaks is censored in the country. But the AP found that WikiLeaks also routinely publishes identity records, phone numbers and other information easily exploited by criminals. “It can also be an act of aggression or oppression.”Those concerns were heightened after WikiLeaks published a series of documents leaked by U.S. Army intelligence analyst Bradley Manning, now known as Chelsea, in 2010.

Source: National Post August 23, 2016 20:48 UTC