14 DAY TRIAL // The much-awaited reopening of the WikiLeaks online submission system, which allows whistleblowers to anonymously share their findings, is being postponed due to some security concerns the organization will unveil in detail on December 1.
According to a post entitled “Online security and the reopening of the submission system,” Assange and his crew have been working on a system that would offer their collaborators enhanced protection, but the unveiling that had been planned for today has been postponed to an unknown date.
“WikiLeaks is building a state-of-the-art secure submission system. Constructing the system is very complex,” reads the statement.
“Due to the deteriorating state of internet security which directly impacts the ability of sources to communicate with journalists and human rights activists securely, WikiLeaks has decided to postpone the launch initially scheduled for Monday 28th 2011 in the interest of source protection.”
However, WikiLeaks plans to hold a press conference on December 1 in London, at a location that will be revealed soon, to unveil their latest plans and concerns regarding the privacy and safety of “journalists, sources and others.”
So far, it seems as they blame most of the security concerns on the fact that the SSL systems became highly ineffective.
“Online security has become severely and irreversibly compromised over the past months. Over a year or longer SSL certificates have been penetrated by various organised crime groups and intelligence agencies. The entire SSL system, which is the mechanism that guarantees security and anonymity online, has been compromised. SSL is beyond repair.”
Quite some time will probably pass before the famous website is fully functional again, without its members feeling threatened. New security concerns, lawsuits and the lack of funds are taking their toll on Julian Assange and the site renowned for publishing all sorts of state and private secrets.