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As leakers take great risks in releasing information, assuring them that they are not sacrificing themselves in vain and that their leaks would have public consequences would most likely encourage more people to leak.

If you think you might have secret information listening to me, you're lost.

Leaks are not the problem; they are the symptom. They reveal a disconnect between what people want and need to know and what they actually do know. The greater the secrecy, the more likely a leak.

Non-disclosure in the Internet Age is quickly perceived as a breach of trust. Government, corporations and each of us as individuals must recalibrate how we live and share our lives appropriate to the information now available and the expectations of others.

Usually you kind of give the President a pass on leaking confidential stuff.

In Washington, the accepted method for passing along information about how the government fails to meet real-world needs is to leak it.

People should think about e-mail as something where they are archiving their lives.

Being flooded with information doesn't mean we have the right information or that we're in touch with the right people.

As we all become increasingly reliant on social networking websites and new technologies to stay connected, it's important to remain cognizant of how private personal information and data is handled.

Disclosure of private e-mails from government officials has been a legal issue in many states.