Julian Assange ‘hid his cypherpunk past’

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange carefully disguised his group’s revolutionary ambitions and his “cypherpunk” origins behind a moderate, liberal public face, says writer Robert Manne in a new essay to be published today.The master hacker’s chameleon-like efforts to disguise his group’s true nature are described in detail in an essay in The Monthly magazine.
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