Information security/Violation of the privacy and journalistic rights
Google handed over emails and metadata
of WikiLeaks staff to the United States government on the back
of warrants carrying up to 45 years in prison, failing
to notify the targets for almost three years, the whistleblower
organization announced on its website Monday.
WikiLeaks Investigations editor, Section Editor and
senior journalist and spokesperson have received notice that Google had handed
over all their emails and metadata to the US government on the
back of alleged 'conspiracy' and 'espionage' warrants, WikiLeaks reports.
It is said that the information handed over to
the US government included all email content, including draft and deleted
emails, contacts, metadata, and IP addresses connected to the accounts.
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