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[[File:Julian Assange.jpg|right|240px]]
[[File:Julian Assange.jpg|right|240px]]
'''Julian Assange''' (born 1971) is an [[Australian]] hacker and activist, best known as the founder of the controversial website [[Wikileaks]], a repository of leaked government documents. Assange actively tries to undermine various western governments, especially that of the United States, by releasing classified material via his website. He is also no fan of [[Hillary Clinton]], having released private documents related to the Democratic National Committee and her campaign. He studied physics and mathematics at the University of Melbourne. He wrote Strobe, the first free and open-source port scanner, and contributed to the book Underground: Tales of Hacking, Madness and Obsession on the Electronic Frontier.<ref>http://www.ted.com/speakers/julian_assange.html</ref>
'''Julian Assange''' (born 1971) is an [[Australian]] hacker and activist, best known as the founder of the controversial website [[Wikileaks]], a repository of leaked government documents.
Assange actively tries to undermine various western intelligence agencies, especially that of the United States, by releasing classified material via his website.
He is also no fan of [[Hillary Clinton]], having released private documents related to the Democratic National Committee and her campaign.
==Background==
He studied physics and mathematics at the University of Melbourne. He wrote Strobe, the first free and open-source port scanner, and contributed to the book Underground: Tales of Hacking, Madness and Obsession on the Electronic Frontier.<ref>http://www.ted.com/speakers/julian_assange.html</ref>
Prior to WikiLeaks, Assange was involved with an organization of computer hackers and was arrested for his involvement with the group in 1991. After the arrest, he became an independent programmer. Most of the software he produced was designed to keep whistleblowers and dissidents anonymous.
Prior to WikiLeaks, Assange was involved with an organization of computer hackers and was arrested for his involvement with the group in 1991. After the arrest, he became an independent programmer. Most of the software he produced was designed to keep whistleblowers and dissidents anonymous.