Saturday, December 11, 2010

Posted on http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2010/12/09/18666107.php

Some of the "Operation Payback Manifesto" 
 
Hello World. We are Anonymous. What you do or do not know about us is irrelevant. We have decided to write to you, the media, and all citizens of the free world to inform you of our intentions, potential targets, and our ongoing, active campaign for the freedom of information exchange, freedom of expression, and free use of the Internet.

Not quite sure what to make of these guys yet. This sounds fine and dandy, but attacking corporate websites for infringing on free speech rights sounds a bit wrong-headed. Will they not become what they most despise?

Here are some more sites to check out and learn more about this:

http://www.economist.com/blogs/babbage/2010/12/more_wikileaks


http://money.cnn.com/2010/12/09/technology/amazon_wikileaks_attack/index.htm?hpt=T2

http://forums.whyweprotest.net/splashpage.html


and here's a guy to follow who seems to have a more reasoned viewpoint:

http://twitter.com/#!/JPBARLOW


William Gibson, here we come!

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