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'Anonymous' says it cyberattacked federal government to protest Bill C-51http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/anonymous-says-it-cyberattacked-federal-government-to-protest-bill-c-51-1.3117360
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The online hacker group Anonymous has claimed responsibility for a cyberattack on federal government websites, in protest against the recent passing of the government's anti-terror Bill C-51.
"Today, Anons around the world took a stand for your rights," the group wrote Wednesday afternoon in an online post
"Do we trade our privacy for security? Do we bow down and obey what has become totalitarian rule? Don't fool [yourselves]. The Harper regime does not listen to the people, it acts only in [its] best interests."
A number of federal government websites appear to be back online after the brief blackout, including websites for the Senate, the Justice Department and Canada's spy agencies, CSEC and CSIS.
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applegrove
(123,139 posts)Why not pick on North Korea? Russia? ISIL?
Joe Shlabotnik
(5,604 posts)but I gather that they multitask quite well, its just drastically under-reported by our mainstream media.
applegrove
(123,139 posts)organization has anointed themselves the boss of my government. I don't always agree with this government but I only want to see their policy replaced by elections or public outcry.
Joe Shlabotnik
(5,604 posts)However I'd wager that 'Anonymous', as relates to the protest culture in Canada, is not some shady group of foreign jihadists so much as maybe your next door neighbour's 20 year old son or daughter. And the fact that they appear so adept at undermining federal websites for the purposes of protest, helps illustrate to the public, the great expense and poor value our government gets for its own cyber security. As well it underscores the hypocrisy of a government who justifies removing freedoms 'to keep us safe', let alone account for the vast and growing amount of data it has on each citizen.
arikara
(5,562 posts)The laws this govt brought in make that less possible. All anonymous did is illustrate how useless their anti terrorist bullshit is, they can't even prevent the simplest form of hacking. Yet they use their laws to seal documents they don't want to embarass them. I listened to an interview of a journalist who knows what this is about and she said it definitely is of interest to the public, and could affect the election. But she is under court order to not disclose.
Sorry I'm on my tablet and no good sharing links, but have a boo at the canada.com story called federal government to invoke terrorism clause to keep Harper family secrets private.
That's what they do with their terrorism bullshit... Whitewash Harper.
OnlyBernieBurnsBush
(63 posts)As long as the Tories are winning 39% of the vote and adopting policies that 70% of the country dislikes, let Anonymous kick their ass.
applegrove
(123,139 posts)America out of jail. Innocent people could have been killed.
Joe Shlabotnik
(5,604 posts)in exposing the over-the-top, military funded and equipped, jackbooted reactionary force, (often used for political brownie points) that lurks more and more places all the time now: to the masses. This kid may be useful to the greater good of society some day.
applegrove
(123,139 posts)Joe Shlabotnik
(5,604 posts)And that would have underscored the militarized, hair trigger response to propagandist induced RW hysteria, Needs to be re-thought and drastically restrained. Lets not turn ourselves into a nation of cowards.
applegrove
(123,139 posts)Joe Shlabotnik
(5,604 posts)but likely not. They may have gone rushing off to another non-bomb-threat. Or they may have kicked in the wrong door and shot up an elderly couples dog, backing up a stupid drug warrant execution.
C'mon we need to de-escalate the fear. Spread education.
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applegrove
(123,139 posts)polly7
(20,582 posts)So many Canadians are completely apolitical, imo. News like this might get more to pay attention.