I don&#x27;t think he believes all spying is always wrong, he believes there is a &quot;non linear effect of leaks on unjust systems of governance&quot;.<p>If there&#x27;s nothing outrageous about the who&#x2F;why of your spying, you don&#x27;t have to worry as much about your staff&#x27;s desire to whistleblow, or the kind of consequences if they do, so you don&#x27;t have to adopt dysfunctional internal policies trying to prevent leaks. Assange&#x27;s job is to make leaking <i>in general</i> as safe and easy as possible, so the &quot;secrecy tax&quot; will disproportionately damage the unjust use of secrecy:<p>&gt; <i>&quot;The more secretive or unjust an organization is, the more leaks induce fear and paranoia in its leadership and planning coterie. This must result in minimization of efficient internal communications mechanisms (an increase in cognitive &quot;secrecy tax&quot;) and consequent system-wide cognitive decline resulting in decreased ability to hold onto power as the environment demands adaption.&quot;</i><p>More loosely though he believes in privacy for individuals (a protection for the weak), with transparency for organizations. Spying <i>on states</i> doesn&#x27;t violate the former, and I imagine in some cases you could argue it aids the latter.