Computer hacker Assange slams prison IT

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Computer hacker Assange slams prison IT

Computer hacker and Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has complained about IT provision in his prison.

Date - 18th November 2019
By - Chris Smith

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A hearing at Westminster Magistrates' Court was told he had been unable to work on his case because his computer at HM Belmarsh prison was not up to standard. Assange, who before starting Wikileaks worked as an IT consultant in Australia...

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