WikiLeaks Secrecy Breach May Roll Back Data Sharing
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The U.S. government is rolling back years of efforts to internally share information on terrorists and other threats, a result that runs counter to WikiLeaks.org founder Julian Assange’s stated goal of making government more open.
The July WikiLeaks release of 75,000 records from the Afghan War, October’s leak of 400,000 Army field reports from Iraq and this week’s deluge of 250,000 cables from U.S. embassies around the world have prompted the Pentagon and the State Department to cut back access. White House Budget Director Jacob Lew has ordered all agencies to review security for classified data.