Hacking collectives 'Lulzsec' and Anonymous declare 'openwar against all governments'

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http://gizmodo.com/5813560/lulzsec-a...s-and-fat-cats


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I think ethical means of testing the stability and security of a particular network can be, undoubtedly, of benefit to a party possessing sensitive information; And in certain contexts this can also be the case regardless of whether or not the targeted party gave consent to such a breach.

But I have been following the actions publicized by these two groups, Anonymous for a few years now, and it appears that the evolution of their 'strategy' has taken a disturbing leap into actions driven by emotions that stem from a blanket generalization of the global political system.

I hope that they have taken into consideration the possible ramifications of a call to 'war' during a time in which rampant paranoia concerning security matters has already manifested a number of ill-conceived proposals to heavily censor or monitor the online activity of the common citizen. Of course, I realize that this may very well simply fade away as swiftly as any other cyber phenomena/meme does in time, but I hope this is not the impetus for world powers to enforce unnecessary regulations on the average internet user in response to the potentially damaging behavior of a handful of hackers.