Wiki-Wily

Evidently everybody values privacy - even secrecy - sometimes. The WaPo reported yesterday that Wikileaks demanded legally enforceable confidentiality agreements of the news outlets it used to distribute the USG's private message traffic:

WikiLeaks asked CNN and the Wall Street Journal to sign confidentiality agreements that would have entitled WikiLeaks to a payment of around $100,000 if the partner broke the embargo, according to people briefed on the agreement who asked not to be named because they weren't authorized to disclose the information publicly. The agreement also stipulated that WikiLeaks could enforce the terms of the agreement in a court of WikiLeaks' choosing.

Just because Assange is a hactivist doesn't mean he won't sue you for breaking a non-disclosure agreement.