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The assault on Wikileaks must not be overshadowed by the recent denial of service attacks and these certainly must not be allowed to be associated with the hacker community. This will play right into the hands of those who wish to paint us all as threats and clamp down on freedom of speech and impose all kinds of new restrictions on the Internet, not to mention the fact that the exact same types of attacks can be used on "us" as well as "them." (Interestingly, it was only a week ago that "hackers" were blamed for denial of service attacks on Wikileaks itself. That tactic was ineffectual then as well.) Most importantly, these attacks are turning attention away from what is going on with Wikileaks. This fight is not about a bunch of people attacking websites, yet that is what is in the headlines now. It certainly does not help Wikileaks to be associated with such immature and boorish activities any more than it helps the hacker community. From what we have been hearing over the past 24 hours, this is a viewpoint shared by a great many of us. By uniting our voices, speaking out against this sort of action, and correcting every media account we see and hear that associates hackers with these attacks, we stand a good chance of educating the public, rather than enflaming their fears and assumptions.
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27 juni 2009
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Uit 2600: The Hacker Quarterly
Dear 2600:
I'm seeking help in cracking a fascist government website known as myanmar.com and tharkinwe.com. These are the propaganda sites of the most vile government on the planet and they should not be representing the people of Burma. Kindly, please guide me in finding assistance in cracking these websites.
misterht01
First off, we strongly suspect the second site is part of the opposition, not the government. This illustrates one risk of blindly lashing out at websites that supposedly represent your enemies: sometimes you get it wrong and wind up hurting those you're trying to help. But the real reason why simply shutting down or attacking these sites is ultimately pointless is that it keeps the real issues from being addressed. Rather than silence those views you find to be repellent, let the world see exactly what they're saying and use another forum to tear it to pieces. Shutting down dissenting views is a tactic used by oppressive governments worldwide. Resorting to these methods yourself doesn't convince anyone of how wrong they are and likely will even win them some support. We find that often the best way to win a fight is to simply let the other side speak.
Dear 2600:
I'm seeking help in cracking a fascist government website known as myanmar.com and tharkinwe.com. These are the propaganda sites of the most vile government on the planet and they should not be representing the people of Burma. Kindly, please guide me in finding assistance in cracking these websites.
misterht01
First off, we strongly suspect the second site is part of the opposition, not the government. This illustrates one risk of blindly lashing out at websites that supposedly represent your enemies: sometimes you get it wrong and wind up hurting those you're trying to help. But the real reason why simply shutting down or attacking these sites is ultimately pointless is that it keeps the real issues from being addressed. Rather than silence those views you find to be repellent, let the world see exactly what they're saying and use another forum to tear it to pieces. Shutting down dissenting views is a tactic used by oppressive governments worldwide. Resorting to these methods yourself doesn't convince anyone of how wrong they are and likely will even win them some support. We find that often the best way to win a fight is to simply let the other side speak.
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