Hacktivism's Global Reach, From Targeting Scientology to Backing Wikileaks and the Arab Spring

Democracy Now by Amy Goodman | Aug. 16, 2011 (Investigative Report)

(Multimedia) In recent years, online hackers who identified as being part of Anonymous and other groups have carried out dozens of high-profile online operations. When MasterCard and Visa suspended payments to WikiLeaks last December, hackers with Anonymous briefly took down the websites of both credit card giants. Other targets have included Sony, PayPal, Amazon, Bank of America, the Church of Scientology, and the governments of Egypt, Tunisia and Syria. Now law ... Full Story »

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Subjects: World, U.S., Politics, Business, Sci/Tech, Media
Topics: Law Enforcement, Law, Internet, Citizen Journalism, WikiLeaks
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Posted by: Posted by Dwight Rousu - Aug 16, 2011 - 8:53 AM PDT
Reviewed by: Dwight Rousu (review), Bob Herrschaft (review), Randy Morrow (review)
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Edited by: Dwight Rousu - Aug 20, 2011 - 10:45 AM PDT

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Bob Herrschaft
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 by Bob Herrschaft - Aug. 21, 2011

...the interview deals with the fascinating subject of "cyber activism"and the "hydra-headed" nature of computer hacking. The amorphous nature of the hackers' organization evidently makes them ever more difficult to track and apprehend. Their goals are loosely anti-establishment, giving them the aura of modern day super heroes, but it's not hard to imagine a scenario where something more ominous could happen.

One thing is clear about Anonymous,Telecomix and the other cyber hackers; apart from their considerable skills, these people must have a secure income in order to perpetuate their activities.

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Dwight Rousu
4.3
 by Dwight Rousu - Aug. 20, 2011

A very unique story with unique insights into the democratic use of hacking to preserve communications in the face of tyrannical regimes and certain corporations who conspire and enable their attempts to control information from the people.

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 by Randy Morrow - Aug. 21, 2011
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