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Hackers: Uncle Sam Wants You!

Posted by michael on from the knowing-is-half-the-battle dept.

scraemondaemon writes: "A new TV public service announcement targets U.S. computer hacktivists with a blunt message: Uncle Sam wants you to help fight the war on terrorism. They demonize you and criminalize you and then ask for your help. What's a hacker to do?"

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  1. Foreign Policy deja vu by eknuds · · Score: 4, Redundant

    Wow, this sounds like our foreign policy.

    Step 1: Fight those bad people.

    Step 2: Hey, they could be useful to us.

    Step 3: Let's give them tools and have them fight our war for us. Call CNN and let them know about these freedom fighters

    Step 4: Hmmmm, they aren't useful to us anymore. Better call CNN and tell them to start calling them bad people again. At least we know who they are now.