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Domscheit-Berg, a former network engineer for information technology giant EDS and a sometimes member of Berlin's Chaos Computer Club, first discovered WikiLeaks in 2007 via another document repository site called Cryptome.
She proposed a round-the-clock cyber-crime network, along with the regional computer forensic labs and a secure on-line clearinghouse for law enforcement to share information about cyber-cases.