Bill Goodwin

Computer Weekly's Bill Goodwin has seen both sides of the courtroom during a career spent exposing the surveillance state and protecting those who wish to let the world know its secrets

The High Court has granted WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange leave to appeal against extradition to the US to face charges under US espionage and computer crime laws. The court granted the 52-year-old leave to appeal after defence lawyers questioned…

The United States has provided assurances requested by a UK court that could open the way for WikiLeaks founder to be extradited from Britain to face espionage and hacking charges in the US. The High Court in London ruled in March that Assange would…

President Joe Biden said today that the US administration is considering a request by the Australian government to end the prosecution of Wikileaks founder, Julian Assange, who faces extradition after publishing leaked US government documents.…

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has been given a temporary reprieve from extradition to the US where he faces charges that could lead to 175 years in jail over Wikileaks’ publication of leaked documents that revealed alleged US war crimes. Two…

Julian Assange faces what may be his final appeal against extradition to the US after five years of being held in Belmarsh high-security prison, in a case that is expected to have ramifications for journalists and publishers that publish classified…

The Supreme Court has refused to hear an application by WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to appeal against extradition to the US. The country is seeking to prosecute Assange under the US Espionage Act and the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act after…

High Court judges are expected to decide within weeks whether to grant WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange leave to appeal to the UK Supreme Court against a decision allowing his extradition to the US. Ian Duncan Burnett, who is the Lord Chief Justice…

High Court overturns decision not to extradite WikiLeaks founder after US government gives assurances over his treatment WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange can be extradited to face hacking and espionage charges in the US, the High Court ruled today.…

A British judge has given people accused by the US a “trump card” to avoid extradition by finding in favour of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, a court heard on 27 October. District Judge Vanessa Baraitser ruled in January 2021 that it would be…

The US government accused medical expert professor Michael Kopelman of misleading the court by failing to disclose details of Assange’s relationship The US won the right to challenge evidence from a medical expert who found that WikiLeaks founder…

The High Court has given permission for the US government to appeal against a decision not to extradite Wikileaks founder Julian Assange. The US government will argue that it has given assurances that it will treat Assange in a way that would…

Judge cites Assange’s support of NSA whistleblower as one of the reasons for him being at high risk of absconding. He will remain in Belmarsh prison until the US government completes its appeal WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was denied release on…

Court rules it would be oppressive to send Julian Assange to the US to face trial after finding he is at high risk of suicide. US government says it will appeal WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange cannot be extradited to the US to face charges of…

In this episode of the Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast, Bill Goodwin, investigations editor, joins Caroline Donnelly, Clare McDonald and Brian McKenna to discuss the case of Julian Assange, whose recent extradition hearing at The Old Bailey…

The former head of operations of security company UC Global told a court that the company accused of spying on WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in the Embassy of Ecuador acted on the orders of Ecuador’s intelligence services. Michel Wallemacq was…

A Spanish court investigating allegations that a security company illegally spied on visitors to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange at the Ecuadorian Embassy in London will hear evidence from lawyers and a computer security specialist. Andy…

The US struck a secret deal to seize computers and documents, including legally privileged files, belonging to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange days before he was evicted from the Ecuadorian Embassy. Three days before Assange’s arrest on 11 April…

WikiLeaks pioneered the use of encryption and air-gapped computers to protect sources and confidential documents later used in mainstream news rooms, according to evidence by an Italian investigative journalist. Stefania Maurizi said that the…

Judge Vanessa Baraitser said today that she would make a ruling in early January on whether WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange should be extradited to the US A judge will decide in January 2021 if WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange should be extradited…