Columbia University warn students about linking to Wikileaks documents

Columbia University warn students about linking to Wikileaks documents

Columbia University has apparently warned their students from linking to documents published by Wikileaks.

The US based university said in a note to its students that sharing information from Wikileaks would constitute sharing of confidential information and it might hurt their chances at getting government and federal jobs in the future.

The message stated:

We received a call today from a SIPA alumnus who is working at the State Department. He asked us to pass along the following information to anyone who will be applying for jobs in the federal government, since all would require a background investigation and in some instances a security clearance. The documents released during the past few months through Wikileaks are still considered classified documents. He recommends that you DO NOT post links to these documents nor make comments on social media sites such as Facebook or through Twitter. Engaging in these activities would call into question your ability to deal with confidential information, which is part of most positions with the federal government.