WikiLeaks founder says governments 'curbing' freedoms

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange said Saturday that governments world-wide are curbing personal liberty, privacy and free speech by misusing technology. "Bulk surveillance of entire nations is on," Assange said in an address from Britain via video to a media conference in New Delhi.
The whistle-blower, who is living under strict bail conditions at the house of a wealthy supporter, said governments in some countries are "sucking out" data from emails and Internet transactions and passing on this "economic intelligence" to retail outlets and other organisations. "We are giving away an extraordinary degree of our liberty about our life," said Assange.