Is it legal for a random citizen to read classified documents that were publicly published by actors such as Wikileaks ?
Or should a citizen, once he knows that the document is classified, legally have to immediately stop reading, close the browser tab if the reading is done in a browser, etc ?
I'm asking this from the standpoint of a Belgian citizen. The question applies to :
- can I legally read such documents that belong to my own country ?
- can I legally read such documents that belong to the U.S.A ("allied nation") ?
- can I legally read such documents that belong to North Korea ("hostile nation", probably less agreements between our nations)
- bonus : can a U.S.A citizen legally read such documents that belong to the U.S.A government ?
- bonus : can a U.S.A citizen legally read such documents that belong to an allied nation, such as Belgium ?
Thanks alot ! :)