hmmmm.....your comment makes me think that he is using a phased dead-man switch.
He has been without internet access since Sunday. Probably the first check-in mark has passed, and since he could not get online the first batch of files was automatically released.
They are likely set to ramp-up in destructive capability as each successive check-in date is missed.
I believe I recall reading somewhere that that is exactly what he set up.
I should add too that the insurance files are already out there, in the form of encrypted archives. If the files I’m thinking of are indeed the insurance files, the first one worked out to about 3GB. The second is over 40GB, and the third is over 300GB. I don’t know if any of that amount is in the form of compressed (zip file) data, so the total amount may be more.
In any case, this first dump isn’t all that big, and already shows promise for being damaging to a whole lot of people. Just imagine what those two remaining archives contain, especially since they’re going to be even worse. The final one may contain large audio files, and maybe video files, given the size.
I think a lot of people are going to regret letting Jon Carry pressure the embassy into turning of Assange’s internet connection.