On Open Democracy Felix Cohen reports.

Wikileaks, the shadowy but seemingly genuine service for hosting leaked government and corporate documents, suffered a serious setback, when a US court forced their internet provider to remove their address records from their servers.

As Felix also reports you can still access Wikileaks if you use the more arcane method of addressing, the dotted quads – 88.80.13.160.

I remain ambivalent towards Wikileaks, whilst its belief is laudable as stated below.

We believe that transparency in government activities leads to reduced corruption, better government and stronger democracies. All governments can benefit from increased scrutiny by the world community, as well as their own people. We believe this scrutiny requires information. Historically that information has been costly – in terms of human life and human rights. But with technological advances – the internet, and cryptography – the risks of conveying important information can be lowered.

However, by its very nature one can’t be sure of Wikileaks’ veracity. I guess the test of time will prove its worth.