[Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia and the politics of encryption

[Marc A. Pelletier]

On 09/03/2013 08:36 AM, Fred Bauder wrote:
> Any censor from the United States or European governments that works
> directly with us (I have no personal knowledge of this, I just know it
> has to be) is concerned with classified information, not someone's
> opinions or factual information about historical events or political
> personalities.

You have an optimism and faith in your government(s) that is, sadly, not
justified by history (past and recent).  The blanket "classified" (or,
more recently "national security") has and is being used to cover up
"embarrassing" more often than not.

-- Marc