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Julian Paul Assange (sn -SAHNZH3 n Hawkins born 3 July 1971) is an Australian editor, publisher, hacker, and cypherpunk activist. He has a previous conviction for hacking, dating back to 1996. He founded WikiLeaks in 2006 the organisation came to international attention in 2010 when it published a series of leaks provided by U.S. Army intelligence ... ... ( read more! ) Jacob Appelbaum (born 1 April 1983) is an American independent journalist, computer security researcher, artist, and hacker.Appelbaum studied at the Eindhoven University of Technology and was a core member of the Tor project, a free software network designed to provide online anonymity, until he stepped down from his position over sexual abuse alle ... ... ( read more! ) ... ... ... Laura Poitrasis an Academy Award-winning American documentary film director and producerresiding in Berlin. Poitras has received numerous awards for her work, including the 2014Academy Award for Best Documentary FeatureforCitizenfour, aboutEdward Snowden.whileMy Country, My Countryreceived a nomination in the same category in 2007.She won the 2013 ... ... ( read more! ) ... ... ... ... .Daniel Ellsberg, PhD, (born April 7, 1931) is a former United States military analyst who, while employed by the RAND Corporation, precipitated a national political controversy in 1971 when he released the Pentagon Papers, a top-secret Pentagon study of U.S. government decision-making in relation to the Vietnam War, to The New York Times and other ... ... ( read more! ) ... ...