When Google Met WikiLeaks
When Google Met WikiLeaks by Julian Assangeby Julian Assange
Shares rank 129 of 152 nonfiction books by recommenders
Recommended as a fun read that people found eye-opening, covering Julian Assange's book about Google and WikiLeaks.
Recommended as a fun read that people found eye-opening, covering Julian Assange's book about Google and WikiLeaks.
2 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 2
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 2 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 2 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 2 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
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Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Fun to read
“When Google Met Wikileaks is a fun read”
Comment from 27 Feb 2026 in “Statement from Dario Amodei on Our Discussions with the Department of War” Eye-opening content
“which i found to be eye-opening”
Comment from 11 Dec 2025 in “Meta shuts down global accounts linked to abortion advice and queer content”
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| When Google Met WikiLeaksby Julian AssangeThis page | 2 | 0 | 100% | 2 | — | — |
What people said
All 2 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“When Google Met Wikileaks is a fun read”
“which i found to be eye-opening”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.