Tableau Software Removes WikiLeaks Data Graphics Because Of Slimeball Lieberman

[Hissyspit]

http://www.tableausoftware.com/blog/why-we-removed-wikileaks-visualizations

Why we removed the WikiLeaks visualizations

by Elissa Fink on December 2, 2010 - 5 comments
Wednesday afternoon, Tableau Software removed data visualizations published by WikiLeaks to Tableau Public. We understand this is a sensitive issue and want to assure the public and our users that this was not an easy decision, nor one that we took lightly.

We created Tableau Public—a free service that enables anyone to make interactive graphs from their data and share them online—because we recognized the need for strong analytics tools in a data-driven world. Given the controversy around the WikiLeaks data, we’ve closely followed the debate about who actually has the rights to the leaked data.

Our terms of service require that people using Tableau Public do not upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available any content that they do not have the right to make available. Furthermore, if we receive a complaint about a particular set of data, we retain the right to investigate the situation and remove any offending data, if necessary.

Our decision to remove the data from our servers came in response to a public request by Senator Joe Lieberman, who chairs the Senate Homeland Security Committee, when he called for organizations hosting WikiLeaks to terminate their relationship with the website.

This will inevitably be met with mixed reaction. However, our terms of service were created to ensure responsible use of data.

[Toucano]

1. What are "data graphics"?

I don't have any idea what these people are talking about...


Charts? Graphs?

Seems pretty unimportant, so they can knock themselves out, I guess.

[Hissyspit]

4. The charts were on the Wikileaks website when you first entered the Cable Logs area.

They could be used to find and access the cables.

You can see an example and more interesting info here: http://techpresident.com/blog-entry/lieberman-strikes-again-against-wikileaks-web

[Toucano]

6. I see. I never went that low. I found what I needed at the top.

Thanks for explaining.

[sabrina 1]

2. The attempt at the cover-up begins, using censorship to

hide their corruption. No surprise that the snake, Lieberman would do the dirty for the Empire.

[Angry Dragon]

3. The American people own the rights to the information

So I as an American citizen give them the right to host WIkileaks

[Swamp Rat]

5. LIEberman is an asshole

[Hissyspit]

7. 9 out of 10 Penguins Agree!