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* [[wikipedia:Information wants to be free|The phrase is attributed]] to Whole Earth Catalog founder Stewart Brand, whose original quote covered both sides' motives:
{{quote|"On the one hand information wants to be expensive, because it's so valuable. The right information in the right place just changes your life. On the other hand, information wants to be free, because the cost of getting it out is getting lower and lower all the time. So you have these two fighting against each other."}}
* Anonymous
* [[Wiki Leaks]] can also be considered this.
* The practice of "whistleblowing" has a long track record, including the leaks that led to the Watergate scandal in the 1970s.
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