Over the past few years and months, we have had several cases in which hackers and programmers exploited the government and various agencies for the corrupt individuals that they truly are. You may think of people like Edward Snowden, the man responsible for leaking National Security Agency secrets. Although he is one of the most influential people in our technological society today, he is not the one I want to focus on. The man I want to talk about is Julian Assange. He is a perfect example of betrayal and deception due to the countless governments he has exposed. You may have heard of the Wikileaks website. Wikileaks is/was an online organization dedicated to exposing corrupt governments and corporations. Since its creation in October 2006 by Julian Assange, it has published more than a million articles and is considered one of the largest sources of "leaks" in modern society. These articles, mostly published by anonymous civilians, range in degree from patent battles to millions of confidential government documents (Wikileaks and Wikileaks Wikipedia). Wikileaks has recently been in the news due to various document leaks released during 2010 and 2011. Among these leaked documents were over 250,000 government diplomatic cables ("encrypted" messages typically sent between diplomats). These cables date back to 1966 and contain classified information regarding war efforts in Afghanistan and Iraq (Wikileaks, Chelsea Manning). When we consider whether or not the ends justify the means, we usually think about how the person may or may not have good intentions. With the creation of Wikileaks, Assange only wanted to help people by exposing their governments. Assange thought that people...... middle of paper ......Assange>. “Airstrike of July 12, 2007 in Baghdad.” Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, May 13, 2014. Web. May 13, 2014. “2007 Kenyan Presidential Election.” Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, November 5, 2014. Web. May 13, 2014. TED Talks. “Why the world needs WikiLeaks.” Julien Assange:. TED Talks, and Web. May 13, 2014. “WikiLeaks.” Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, November 5, 2014. Web. May 11, 2014. “Wikileaks.” -WikiLeaks. Np, and Web. May 13, 2014. .Wikimedia. “Kenyan Crisis of 2007-08.” Wikipedia. Np, and Web. May 13 2014. .