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On Hacktivism

Posted by michael on from the mine-eyes-have-seen-the-coming dept.

z84976 writes "Oxblood Ruffin, of cDc fame, has produced a nice article discussing various aspects of hactivism and some of the approaches used by their own Hacktivismo group in supporting freedom (of thought, mainly) on the internet. Check it out over at The Register when you get a chance."

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  1. Tools by pyrrho · · Score: 1, Redundant

    One idea is tools people behind an totalitarian firewall can use to get through to the outside. However, what about rooting the firewall machines themselves and reconfiguring them appropriately.

    My real question is: would this even be illegal? Is there a US or European or International law that makes that illegal?

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    -pyrrho