Wikileaks encrypted the data and were going through it with other journalists to redact info such as agent details.
They requested the White House also vet each article before publication as did Greenwald and Poitras for Snowden - the White House never responded in either case.
Some portion of the raw data leaked by accident when a Guardian Journalist inadvertently published the decryption key.
Remember this was all pre-Snowden and traditional Journalists were playing catchup with the necessary security.
Even so no actual harm has ever been shown.
Claims to the contrary have been made as vague press releases, but no actual harm has ever been shown.
Wikileaks encrypted the data and were going through it with other journalists to redact info such as agent details.
They requested the White House also vet each article before publication as did Greenwald and Poitras for Snowden - the White House never responded in either case.
Some portion of the raw data leaked by accident when a Guardian Journalist inadvertently published the decryption key.
Remember this was all pre-Snowden and traditional Journalists were playing catchup with the necessary security.
Even so no actual harm has ever been shown.
Claims to the contrary have been made as vague press releases, but no actual harm has ever been shown.
source - https://theintercept.com/2016/03/30/edward-snowden-noam-chom...