WikiLeaks has been so dependent on the business model built up during the commercialisation of the web — that all one needs to do is get people people to hit the “confirm payment” button — that the withdrawal of such became a political tool.
MasterCard
Rundle's ruminations: The humble credit card is now a political tool
Crikey Says: The slow financial strangulation of WikiLeaks
The slow financial strangulation of WikiLeaks by the major credit card institutions Mastercard, Visa and online payment giant PayPal, has certainly harmed the whistleblower organisation’s capacity to embarrass the world’s governments.
Funding illegal Israeli settlements?
Priceless.
Visa, Mastercard and PayPal have all blacklisted Wikileaks, but they enable donations to West Bank settlements that breach both international and in some cases Israeli law - and worse.
Latest must-have iPhone app: ATM locator
ATM Hunter — built by MasterCard for iPhones — is nothing revolutionary, but damn if it won’t come in handy.
