Fiorina told me she never had any doubt that the leakers were Keyworth and Perkins.
Like its parent organization, OpenLeaks will solicit secret documents from leakers in government and business.
But most people who try to identify leakers discover it's almost impossible unless unethical or illegal means are employed.
That means facilitating leakers needs to become more systematic and rigorous, Domscheit-Berg says.
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In other cases, the leakers are part of a very small universe, making a swift and rigorous investigation manageable.
BalkanLeaks uses the anonymity tool Tor to protect its leakers, while BrusselsLeaks employs the encrypted messaging service Hushmail.
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The Obama campaign, like the Bush White House, prides itself on message discipline and tracks down leakers with a frightening intensity.
These programs deter some leakers and keep employees from doing stupid things.
And watch out for any pointing of the finger at alleged leakers...
Until then, attempts like those of the Swiss Bank Julius Baer in 2008 to wipe it off the Web only increased its notoriety and cachet with leakers.
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The New York Times is considering options to create an in-house submission system that could make it easier for would-be leakers to provide large files to the paper.
The Obama administration has used the Espionage Act, which was passed in 1917, to target suspected leakers in six cases, twice the number undertaken by all previous administrations combined.
Some leakers will no doubt be caught.
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