Wikipee "undermines the ability to have private, confidential communications that are vital to the functioning of a society" and "leads to anarchy," says Thomas L. Friedman of the New York Times.

Diplomats and businessmen, to insure privacy, are forced to go back to the briefcase strapped to the wrist or slow mail systems.

Governments must act to control privacy of internet mail and enact penalties to control the likes of Assange.