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John L. Young, 89, Dies; Pioneered Posting Classified Documents Online

His site, Cryptome, was a precursor to WikiLeaks, and in some ways bolder in its no-holds-barred approach to exposing government secrets.

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John L. Young in 2013. “I’m a fierce opponent of government secrets of all kinds,” he said. “The scale is tipped so far the other way that I’m willing to stick my neck out and say there should be none.”
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