US: WikiLeaks and hacktivists should not be labelled as threat to US trade

ARTICLE 19 is concerned that the new US Administration Strategy on Mitigating the Theft of US Trade Secretes (Strategy), released last week, lists whistle-blowing organisation WikiLeaks and other digital activists ("hacktivists") among those who use tools of "economic espionage against US companies." The Strategy, aimed at "coordinating and improving the government's efforts to protect trade secrets against foreign competitors," was made public as Private Bradley Manning, accused of providing documents to WikiLeaks, marked 1,000 days in custody and prepares to appear again before a military court. .

By Article 19, UK.

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