Iceland creates data haven as WikiLeaks comes under fire

neurope.eu writes that one effect of the Icelandic banking crisis has been to persuade Icelandic lawmakers to vote for a "new media haven" in Iceland, with the world's strongest press and whistle-blower protection laws, and a "Nobel" prize for Freedom of Expression. The Althing, which is often described as the world's oldest parliament, founded in 930, voted unanimously in favour of the legislation with only one member abstaining. One of the inspirations for the proposal was the dramatic August 2009 gagging of of Iceland's national broadcaster, RUV by Iceland's then largest bank, Kaupthing. The broadcaster had received leaked documents showing the precarious position and unusual practices at the Reykjavik based bank.

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