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'Anonymous' hacktivists become web vigilantes

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Is the emotional damage that these cretins and visigoths inflict any different legally than physical damage? For instance, it is a civil tort for you to intentionally inflict emotional damage on your spouse. Why is this any different? I think some lawsuits are in order. Their behavior is criminal ... harassment is against the law.
 
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The once infamous hackers have shaken off their image of sophomoric pranksters and emerged on the world stage as a serious digital posse of hacktivists. From Egypt, to Libya, to Wisconsin, this amorphous collective of wireless wizards have shown impressive strength and proficiency. Their ability to respond quickly and effectively to situations around the globe put traditional government and military forces to shame. They’ve executed their operations with an increasing level of effectiveness, impacting the abusive powers whom they target, while respecting and protecting critical services of the innocents they support.

As their ranks swell, so does the depth of their collective personality. From youthful beginnings Anonymous has matured into a force to be reckoned with. Actions are carefully considered, contingency plans established, and outcomes weighed. The speed and responsiveness of a collective community allows for the simultaneous consideration of a multitude of options, the processing of objectives, and the establishment of action plans, or operations.

Operations Payback, Paperstorm, Leakspin, Egypt, Libya, Wisconsin, and KochBlock have each elevated the functioning level and responsiveness of Anonymous. While none have been a failure, each endeavor has built on the strengths of the last. Technology, ingenuity, and flexibility have been the key to Anonymous’ success.

In each case that the Anonymous collective has arrived at a consensus and executed an operation a full statement of their goals and reasons have been published with a clarity that the governments of the world seem unable to accomplish. Their reputation for effectiveness is quickly becoming rivaled by their reputation for integrity.
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As the uprising for democracy and equality grows across the globe, so will the role of Anonymous. Unrestrained by borders, time-zones, corporate funding or politics, Anonymous is becoming a crucial force in that struggle. Free from authoritarian leadership, and seemingly immune to traditional forms of repression, Anonymous may be the best hope we have of ensuring that the Internet stays accessible for activists, organizers, and revolutionaries.

As global capitalism tries to hang on to a faltering empire voices of dissent will be met with more and more severe obstacles. As the status quo is challenged, the challenge to those seeking justice will be increased. A strong, flexible, responsible support system will be needed to realize the changes envisioned. Anonymous has already become a significant actor in world affairs and is only beginning to scratch the surface of its true potential.

We can all be a part of that support system. We all should be a part of that support system. Anonymous is not a closed community, does not have an application form, and does not collect dues. While Anonymous is pretty much ubiquitous on the web, if you’re interested, you can start Invalid Link Removed. Anonymous provides the possibility for possibilities and is quickly becoming the great equalizer.
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#226
Munjibunga said:
Is the emotional damage that these cretins and visigoths inflict any different legally than physical damage?
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Absolutely, yes.

The law has long held that one has no right not to be offended, where as one has an almost inviolable right to be secure in there person.

Munjibunga said:
For instance, it is a civil tort for you to intentionally inflict emotional damage on your spouse. Why is this any different?
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From the court decisions regarding intentional infliction of emotional distress:

"The actor is never liable where he has done no more than to insist upon his legal rights in a permissible way, even though he is well aware that such insistence is certain to cause emotional distress."


Munjibunga said:
I think some lawsuits are in order. Their behavior is criminal
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No - even "intentional infliction of emotional distress" is only a civil infraction. The courts have repeatedly found that the behavior of the WBC does not violate any laws.

Munjibunga said:
... harassment is against the law.
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It isn't harassment - because the laws on harassment require a specificity of target well beyond what the WBC does.
 
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aborgman said:
Absolutely, yes.

The law has long held that one has no right not to be offended, where as one has an almost inviolable right to be secure in there person.




From the court decisions regarding intentional infliction of emotional distress:

"The actor is never liable where he has done no more than to insist upon his legal rights in a permissible way, even though he is well aware that such insistence is certain to cause emotional distress."




No - even "intentional infliction of emotional distress" is only a civil infraction. The courts have repeatedly found that the behavior of the WBC does not violate any laws.



It isn't harassment - because the laws on harassment require a specificity of target well beyond what the WBC does.
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It will be up to local communities to establish ordinances to make it illegal to intentionally disrupt or interfere with private funeral activities, regardless of the method used. Ordinances can be created to restrict how close protestors can be to a funeral and procession. If the 1000' distance is insufficient, the local authorities that set the distance can extend it to the point where the protest will not interfere with the funerals and still be allowed to exercise their right to free speech. Violations of the ordinaces would be seperate from any free speech issue.
 
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aborgman said:
Absolutely, yes.

The law has long held that one has no right not to be offended, where as one has an almost inviolable right to be secure in there person.

From the court decisions regarding intentional infliction of emotional distress:

"The actor is never liable where he has done no more than to insist upon his legal rights in a permissible way, even though he is well aware that such insistence is certain to cause emotional distress."

No - even "intentional infliction of emotional distress" is only a civil infraction. The courts have repeatedly found that the behavior of the WBC does not violate any laws.

It isn't harassment - because the laws on harassment require a specificity of target well beyond what the WBC does.
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Well, it looks like somebody's just going to have to ... well, never mind.
 
#229
I've updated post #34 with a further caution re using the LOIC to participate in DOS or DDoS attacks.
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Hawaii Islander said:
It will be up to local communities to establish ordinances to make it illegal to intentionally disrupt or interfere with private funeral activities, regardless of the method used. Ordinances can be created to restrict how close protestors can be to a funeral and procession. If the 1000' distance is insufficient, the local authorities that set the distance can extend it to the point where the protest will not interfere with the funerals and still be allowed to exercise their right to free speech. Violations of the ordinaces would be seperate from any free speech issue.
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Absolutely - although there is a legal limit as to how far away they can set exclusions zone, especially if excluding people from public property.
 
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As army private Bradley Manning suffers for his alleged megaleak of secret documents to WikiLeaks, one group of hackers seems determined to make sure that others feel his pain.

Over the weekend, the loose hacker collective Anonymous declared that it will go on the offensive against those who are currently detaining Manning in a Quantico military brig, keeping him in solitary confinement and forcing him to strip nightly and stand at attention naked each morning.

In a crowdsourced document used to coordinate the group’s actions, Anonymous members name Department of Defense Press Secretary Geoff Morell and chief warrant officer Denise Barnes as targets and call on members to dig up personal information on both, including phone numbers, personal histories and home addresses. The goal of the operation, for now, is to “dox” the two officials, the typical Anonymous method of publishing personal information of victims and using it for mass harassment.

“Targets established,” reads the document, before naming Morell and Barnes. “We’re in the ruining business. And business is good.”

The group, which is calling its attack “Operation Bradical,” also lists demands as follows:

“Manning must be given sheets, blankets, any religious texts he desires, adequate reading material, clothes, and a ball. One week. Otherwise, we continue to dox and ruin those responsible for keeeping him naked, without bedding, without any of the basic amenities that were provided even to captured Nazis in WWII.”

One member of Anonymous, who tells me he’s not associated with the action, says that doxing will likely include “ruin life tactics” such as “ordering them pizza, sending them thousands of boxes, reporting them to police for drug abuse, sex offenders list, tricking their ISPs into canceling the Internet, messing with their social security numbers, false flag, fax harassment, phone harassment, email bombing, subscriptions to magazines, diapers, tampons.”

Nasty as they may be, those tactics seem relatively harmless in comparison to the attack that Anonymous recently launched against the security firm HBGary Federal in retaliation for one executive’s threats to unmask leaders of the hacker group. HBGary Federal chief executive Aaron Barr had his email archive hacked and published online along with that of his colleagues. HBGary Federal’s website was defaced and Barr’s Twitter account hijacked. After a series of scandals were revealed in the company’s published emails including a plan to launch cyberattacks and misinformation campaigns against WikiLeaks, Barr Invalid Link Removed.

Anonymous spokesperson Barrett Brown told the Tech Herald that harassment of Quantico officials will be just the first step in a “media war” against those detaining Manning. “Manning is an absolute hero,” Brown Invalid Link Removed. “If this means me going to ****ing prison, then that’s fine.”

Last week Manning was hit with 22 charges for his alleged role in a massive leak of classified information to WikiLeaks, including a charge of “aiding the enemy” that can carry a penalty of death. Since those charges were filed, Manning has been forced to strip naked nightly in a tactic that Quantico officials say is legal and aims to prevent suicide attempts, but others claim is designed to degrade and punish the young private. According to Manning’s lawyer David Coombs, Quantico officials have declined to state their full reasons for Manning’s stripping publicly to avoid “because to discuss the details would be a violation of PFC Manning’s privacy.”

“The Brig’s treatment of PFC Manning is shameful,” Coombs wrote in a statement Saturday. “It is made even more so by the Brig hiding behind concerns for ‘[PFC] Manning’s privacy.’ There is no justification, and there can be no justification, for treating a detainee in this degrading and humiliating manner.”
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#232
Some relevant articles from:
The Hacker News
Truth is the most powerful weapon from Injustice!

Most Websites Vulnerable To Attack ! :
The Hacker News ~ http://www.thehackernews.com/2011/03/most-websites-vulnerable-to-attack.html

More than 150 French Government systems hacked ! :
The Hacker News ~ http://www.thehackernews.com/2011/03/more-than-150-french-government-systems.html

North Korea Trains Up Hacker Squad ! :
The Hacker News ~ http://www.thehackernews.com/2011/03/north-korea-trains-up-hacker-squad.html

How to join Anonymous Hacker - Identity less Cyber Heroes ? :
The Hacker News ~ http://www.thehackernews.com/2011/03/how-to-join-anonymous-hacker-identity.html

Iran Welcomes Hackers Who Work For Islamic Republic ! :
The Hacker News ~ http://www.thehackernews.com/2011/03/iran-welcomes-hackers-who-work-for.html

WordPress DDoS Attacks Primarily From China ! :
The Hacker News ~ http://www.thehackernews.com/2011/03/wordpress-ddos-attacks-primarily-from.html

Linux distributor security list destroyed after hacker compromise ! :
The Hacker News ~ http://www.thehackernews.com/2011/03/linux-distributor-security-list.html

Hacker sends teen's half-naked photo to Facebook, e-mail contacts ! :
The Hacker News ~ http://www.thehackernews.com/2011/03/hacker-sends-teens-half-naked-photo-to.html

^ Kids & webcams... :eyebrow:

Anonymous : We have Revolution in mind, we can change the World ! :
The Hacker News ~ http://www.thehackernews.com/2011/03/anonymous-we-have-revolution-in-mind-we.html

There's a further 166 pages of articles in The Hacker News.​
 
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...As you have no doubt gathered from various media outlets and our own information disseminated across the internet, we are an internet activist group independent of any and all national, political, or religious affiliations. Despite our differences, we are united in the preservation of intellectual freedom and fair copyright laws. Too long have the music and cinema industries, among others, abused copyright for their own gain. Legislation serves to protect artists not the companies managing them and should never attempt to prevent the spread of creativity to the general public.

We have seen BMI consistently [abuse] copyright legislation and consequently have decided to take action against it to show that the people will not stand for its crimes against the public. As of the time of the writing of this letter BMI.com has been taken down by our successful attack. This is a message to you and other corporations like you, we cannot stand this abuse anymore. No company can take advantage of our liberties to churn profits and censor information in any form, this is unacceptable and will be dealt with accordingly by US.

We are not pirates, we are not loner hackers in our mother’s basement, we are your neighbors, your co-workers, your family and your friends; we are omnipresent. We are Anonymous.

We do not forgive.

We do not forget.

You should have expected us.
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