Julian Assange is not a guy that many people are prepared to go to bat for. Even though the damage was limited and has faded since the first big WikiLeaks dump in 2010, US authorities have continued to pursue his extradition on 17 charges of espionage and one charge of computer misuse. His defenders tend to be retired politicians, retired newspaper editors, and retired movie stars. Few people active in public life are prepared to speak up publicly. Eight years ago Assange wrote an article, “Google Is Not What It Seems”. As a Professor who has to grade over 500…

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