The most dangerous man in the world
Subtitle: how one hacker ended corporate and government secrecy forever
By: Andrew Fowler
Publisher: Skyhorse
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 271
ISBN-13: 9781616084899
Subjects: Government information; WikiLeaks (Organization); Hackers; Access control; Leaks (Disclosure of information); Web sites; Classified Defense information; Official secrets; Whistle blowing; Political aspects; Security classification (Government documents)
Description: "Hours of top-secret videos and hundreds of thousands of highly classified documents poured from the vaults of high-level governments and corporations. They exposed lies, hypocrisy, cover-ups, and high level diplomatic gossip, making headlines around the world. Julian Assange, Nobel Peace Prize nominee and the editor-in-chief of the Internet-based whistleblower site, WikiLeaks, has left the White House stunned, and the U.S. military, banks, and major corporations severely embarrassed ..."--Jacket.
Notes: Subtitle on dust jacket: the explosive true story of Julian Assange and the lies, cover-ups, and conspiracies he exposed.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-265) and index.
Table of contents: title: Fatal attraction; title: Cypherpunks; title: Lift-off; title: Save the world; title: Long reach of the law; title: Open fire; title: The Whistleblower; title: Good times, bad times; title: Sex money power; title: Cablegate; title: Caught in the net.