The Guardian Reports the following "Interpol's website appears to have been the victim of a cyber-attack after the international police agency announced the arrests of 25 suspected members of the hacking activist group Anonymous in Europe and South America. The website went down briefly on Tuesday as supporters of Anonymous made online claims that it had been targeted following the arrests in Argentina, Chile, Colombia and Spain. It was quickly back up and running but was loading slowly."Full story on the >Jump Here<
I'm sure you've heard from March 1st 2012 till March 31st 2012 people everywhere will be taking part in ''Black March'', this is a movement against the likes of SOPA, PIPA, and ACTA. The movement will be that, the people who take part will NOT buy magazines, books, films(movies), CDs, DVDs or even go to the Movies / Cinema, this will leave a gaping hole where it hurts the big companies; their profit margins. During ''Black March'', Anonymous will be working tirelessly, petitioning, protesting, and bringing attention to the ever growing problems of SOPA, ACTA and/or PIPA. Anonymous does not stand for censorship, and along with the rest of the internet are appalled that the American Government think it's acceptable to censor what isn't theirs.
This message is an immediate call for a day of action. On January 3rd, the collective is calling upon the citizens of the united states to protest against the new sections in the national defense authorization act that were passed a short while ago. This law will strip away many rights; including, but not limited to, Free speech, Free press, Free access to information, and the right to protest, assemble, and bear arms. This law cannot be changed according to the Feinstein Act.
Sections Ten thirty one and ten thirty two of the national defense authorization act grants unlimited powers to the executive branch of the government to indefinitly detain suspects, even American citizens, without trial. All a person has to do is to commit a belligerent act.
There's the real danger; what is a belligerent act? Is protesting a belligerent act? When is any kind of protest not a belligerent act? Who decides? How will YOU be able to judge whether any kind of protest you want to make - to any authority about their conduct or treatment of yourself or another mistreated citizen is fair and legitimate?
Section 1021 and 1022, controversial to the general public, were perceived as threats to the Bill of Rights and the freedoms of America. They allow for the indefinite military detention of potential terrorists, challenging the general judicial status of "innocent until proven guilty." This most recent addition of the NDAA has critics that say it puts not only civil liberties in danger but also that it is an aggressive but futile attack in the War on Terror. Despite the act passing overwhelmingly, it is viewed by many as a large threat to the privileges of American citizens. Addressed by many major publications negatively, it also received a direct video message from Anonymous in an attempt to expose the chicanery of the act and its potential consequences. [22][23] In addition, an online petition requesting that President Obama veto the bill was created on the "We The People" section of the White House website. As of December 27, 2011, the petition required 7,730 signatures by December 30th to reach the site's petition threshold. [24]
When I was writing 'Cloud' I constantly updated details on the technology and what was happening with Anonymous and cyber-activists. In my book, after the Big Freeze, Anonymous are definitely the good guys. Along with the Situationists, Anonymous make sure the truth gets out there and people have the information they need to survive.
What really surprised me is the speed at which we are getting to a point where the scifi technologies are nearing reality
