WikiLeaks| Wikileaks, Surveillance and Transparency (original) (raw)

WikiLeaks challenges traditional norms of accountability by shifting the surveillance narrative from top-down control by powerful entities to a bottom-up demand for transparency. The article critiques the misconceptions surrounding WikiLeaks as equivalent to state surveillance, arguing that true transparency relies on the existence of gaps in surveillance systems. It contends that total surveillance undermines institutional transparency and warns that the end of secrecy does not guarantee the improvement of democratic processes.