[LINK] MasterCard pulls plug on WikiLeaks payments

[Rick Welykochy]

Stilgherrian wrote:

> On 08/12/2010, at 10:07 AM, Kim Holburn quoted The Meedjuh:
>>> MasterCard said it was cutting off payments because WikiLeaks is engaging in illegal activity.
>
> I'm glad MasterCard has decided that we no longer need that annoying and expensive process involving police, prosecutors and courtrooms. Just get transaction processors to declare things illegal. Much better. Efficiency FTW.

Unfortunately, due process is not required when a company makes a business
decision such as this. It has been pointed out that large corps have GDPs
larger than many small countries and yet operate in a totally secretive
and often totalitarian manner.

This is an issue of rights to use a service. It seems that in such cases,
the right is wronged and then redress must be sought through the courts.

For the extreme idealogues, the list of companies to boycott in light
of WikiLeaks is growing by the day. But if one does stick to their
ideology, the options for online payments are vanishing quickly. It
goes to show how beholden we are to the whims of the global machinations
and wishes of corporate America.

cheers
rickw


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