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— Whaledump (@whaledump) August 18, 2014
This is not all about party politics. Be patient. You'll see.
— Whaledump (@whaledump) August 19, 2014
Understandably, nothing is known about the identity of the apparent hacker, but there has been plenty of speculation. Slater quickly pointed the finger at Mega founder Kim Dotcom, who has for the last few years been a thorn in the right-wing, and increasingly so by bankrolling the newly formed Internet Party from his Grand Canyon pockets. Dotcom’s history in plundering other’s websites and connection to the Mega website, where the first dump was placed, also made him an easy target for blame.The German native has repeatedly denied the claims, even this weekend as the Internet Party launched with policy with alliance partner Mana, which ended in pandemonium while reporters attempted to ask questions around hacking. Author Nicky Hager has also denied Dotcom’s involvement saying he would have “run a mile” if Dotcom had anything to do with obtaining the material. Hager went on to say that the hacker, whom he connected with through tech-geek contacts, is “an intelligent, thoughtful person” that he was comfortable working with. He added that the hacker, had expressed an ongoing disgust at Slater’s offensive blogging style, but the tipping point which prompted them to attack the Whale Oil blog was the callous “feral” post back in February.In the preface of Dirty Politics, Hager explained that the payload of correspondence he received contained many deeply personal conversations that he did not disclose. However, with @whaledump at large, those potentially embarrassing interactions may surface. In the meantime, New Zealand’s political parties are trying to concentrate on getting their election policies heard through the almost constant chatter about the revelations in the book, particularly the Prime Minister who has literally run away from reporters endless questions raised by the book’s contents.Follow Danielle on Twitter.In Vanuatu. Don't have any important briefings while I'm gone.
— Whaledump (@whaledump) August 23, 2014