Pentagon Papers Ur-leaker Daniel Ellsberg told an audience of social media technologists Wednesday night that giants like Google, Facebook and Twitter need to decide if they're going to help destroy Wikileaks to keep the government happy, or defend Wikileaks and use their power on the side of freedom and privacy. Robert McMillan reports for IDG News Service.
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