However attacks on these sites are quite different from standard hacker attacks, it’s not few people but hundreds of so called hacktivists (hacker + activist = hacktivist) which are organized to attack selected targets.
Many of these hacktivists are not even hackers, now everyone can download special program and became part of distributed denial of service attack.
Originally term activism is very broad as it includes both violent and non-violent actions. Both Gandhi and Che Guevara were activists.
Hacktivism is somewhere in between as on the one side it’s non-violent and on the other hand these activities cause financial casualties and can possibly endanger many people for example someone might not be able to buy medicines because his/her credit card network will be attacked by denial of service attack.
Questions:
1) Do you think shutting down websites of organizations such as RIAA or PayPal can be justified by defending free speech?
2) How do you see future of hacktivism? Will it continue and evolve or will be finally shut down?
3) What do you think about the safety of e-commerce now?
4) Are hacktivists freedom fighters or (cyber) terrorists? Or maybe something in between?
1) Yes I think so, sometimes people have act to show theirs point of view. Without operations like was mentioned in this post, speech freedom will no longer exist.
ReplyDelete2) I think that group of hackivist will grow up with strength.
3) It is quite safe, for small businesses.
4) Something between. For sure they break a law and make angry many poeple, but they defend freedom of speech imo.
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ReplyDelete1) To my mind, blocking such websites as RIAA, PayPal or similar, is not a very good way to protect the freedom of speach. But, it is a good way to turn people's attention to this issue to show them that such a problem really exists and that they should be aware of it.
ReplyDelete2) I'm sure that the group will be stronger and stronger, because it will find more and more people who will support their believes, and at the same time so called free hackers will join them because they would have nothing to do with their free time or they would want to show themselves off devastating different websites or servers.
3) It seems to me that e-commerce is safe for now on, but it may change fast (breakig into bank accounts, mass completion of so called rush orders, by big hackers groups..... )
4) It all depends on for whom they do their tasks, but let's face the truth - hacking servers or websites sooner or later will change into maney making bussines.
1. No, both RIAA and PayPayl are no threat for freedom of speech. They are used by many people and shutting down sites like them is blocking freedom of speech itself.
ReplyDelete2. I don't know, probably it will never end, there will always be people who will do this.
3. Is is more or less safe. Nothing is 100% safe, but e-commerce is somewhat protected, on satisfactory level.
4. Sometnihg in between, they act like terrorists in the name of freedom fighting.
I was never interested in subjects like one above but If I have to write something I could say that is just crazy. People fighting with each other trying to simply show what is going on, whats wrong. Sometimes it happens that the ones who are fighting for freedom of speech hurts people to win and aggression always born aggression.
ReplyDeleteAnother proof that social life has moved to the Internet for good. I haven't heard about the term hacktivists, but I find it very accurate.
ReplyDeleteAnswering your questions, shutting down websites of organizations such as RIAA or PayPal cannot be justified by defending free speech.
When train guards protest they too are performing a denial of service attack. How is that different from web dos attacks? :)
1) I think that free speech should by protected by speaking.
ReplyDelete2) It will evolve and become more dangerous as it difficult set boundaries to it.
3) e-commerce is safe as usual commerce as you can be robed in the middle of the day.
4) Something in between, thy are overlapping .
1) I think shutting down websites by denial of services is childish and it shows helplessness by this people.
ReplyDelete2) Always will be some group of hackitivism. Maybe it will grow up because Internet will be more popular then today.
3) E-commerce looks to be safe and this is important case for many companies.
4) Something between because they have a different aims.
1. It can not be consider as protecting freedom of speech it only generates losses.
ReplyDelete2. it will evolve as our techonogies grow.
3. e-commerce is pretty safe but you have to take appropriate precautions whereever our technology goes.
4. it is like tagging the hacktivisits. They should not be tagged with either freedom fighters or terrorists.