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Anonymous Hacks UK Government Sites Over 'Draconian Surveillance'

Posted by timothy on from the revolution-will-be-cctvified dept.

Krystalo writes "The hacktivist group Anonymous today hacked multiple UK government websites over the country's 'draconian surveillance proposals' and 'derogation of civil rights.' At the time of writing, the following websites were taken down: homeoffice.gov.uk, number10.gov.uk, and justice.gov.uk. The group is not pleased with the UK government's plans to monitor Internet users."

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  1. Surveillence State by cusco · · Score: 4, Funny

    Maybe their 2,000,000 cameras aren't helping as much as they thought they would?

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    "Think about how stupid the average person is. Now, realise that half of them are dumber than that." - George Carlin
  2. I can tell they did it by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Some of the words, like "colour" "centre" and "organise" have been cannily vandalized.

    It's quite a clevre plan.

  3. Re:Counter-Productive by jhoegl · · Score: 4, Funny

    I say they discover a new land, live on this land for a few years whilst drawing monetary support from Britain, and then get all in a huff about tea time.
    That will show em who is boss!