FBI Cybercrime Director Comments On Hacktivism

bdcny7927 writes "In an exclusive interview with CIO.com, the FBI official in charge of cybercrime speaks for the first time with the media specifically about hacktivism. Here, Assistant Executive Director Shawn Henry describes the threats hacktivists pose, the challenges associated with investigating them, and the FBI's success disrupting these groups. He also delivers a special message to hacktivists." The so-called special message: "My organization is a believer in civil rights and civil liberties, and the first amendment is something I hold very dear personally and professionally. I have no problem with people picketing and protesting in the street. I get all that. But the freedom for me to swing my arm ends where your nose begins. If you are impinging on others' rights, that's illegal."

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Re:Actions speak louder than words

[Anonymous Coward]

Aww, nice little sound bite. Did your first year sociology professor come up with that one?

Grow up. Those three letter agencies you despise have done more to uphold your freedoms to whine than you can imagine. Sniping that the "police in general...want to ignore civil rights whenever it is convenient" is just silliness at best and a slap in the face at worst to men and women who literally put their life at risk to protect - go on, guess - you.

You're a pathetic little whiny brat.