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Anonymous have turned their gaze on internet providers of child pornography and they are taking action.
Geekosystem Article
According to their timeline, the hackers first became aware of Lolita City while leading a related campaign against a portion of the Hidden Wiki which included links to child pornography. While working to suppress the Hidden Wiki for linking to child pornography, the group turned their attentions to the websites linked on the Wiki. Through their investigations, they discovered that many of the sites shared a similar “fingerprint” in that they were supported and hosted by a company called Freedom Hosting.
The group then issued an ultimatum to Freedom Hosting to remove the content, or be shut down through their attacks. Freedom Hosting refused, and has since been the target of the hacker’s ire.
40 websites reported down at this time...here's hoping more to come.
This is my feel good news for the day.
Update: I just discovered the following and believe it speaks to what Anonymous' intentions are and how seriously they are taking this issue.
Anonymous said it released the information about users of that website, including usernames, how long they have been active on the site and how many images they have shared. According to the crime-related blog DreaminDemon, the hacking group also claims to have learned the identities of some of the people on the list and have invited the FBI to contact them if they wanted the details.
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A quick perusal of the internet reveals that there are many of Anonymous' critics who are impressed by this move.
Update:Thank you for the recommends but more importantly thank you for the lively, respectful, and interesting commentary. DKos is at its best when we can listen and learn from each other and I definitely came away from this diary with greater enlightenment.
After spending hours reviewing different resources on this subject my opinion remains this is a GOOD thing...and I can smile as I type that because I also realize that Anonymous doesn't care what I think...they are going to do it anyway :)
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