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Member Claims Anonymous "Might Well Be the Most Powerful Organization On Earth"

Posted by samzenpus on from the time-for-an-army dept.

wasimkadak writes in with an interview with Anonymous member "Commander X" in which he talks about how the hacktivists are the most powerful group on the planet. "Christopher Doyon, a.k.a. Commander X, sits atop a hillside in an undisclosed location in Canada, watching a reporter and photographer make their way along a narrow path to join him, away from the prying eyes of law enforcement. It's been a few weeks of encrypted emails back and forth, working out the security protocol to follow for interviewing Doyon, one of the brains behind Anonymous, now a fugitive from the FBI. Doyon, who readily admits taking part in some of the highest-profile hacktivist attacks on websites last year — from Tunisia to Orlando, Sony to PayPal — was arrested in September for a comparatively minor assault on the county website of Santa Cruz, Calif., where he was living, in retaliation for the town forcibly removing a homeless encampment on the courthouse steps. The 'virtual sit-in' lasted half an hour. For that, Doyon is facing 15 years in jail."

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  1. So wait... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    ... Being able to interrupt poorly-secured websites for a matter of minutes makes you "the most powerful organization on earth"?

    1. Re:So wait... by Trepidity · · Score: 5, Funny

      This is why, from 1996 to approximately 1999, Slashdot, with its feared cyberterror weapon "the Slashdotting", was widely considered the most powerful organization on earth.

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  2. Re:Hmmm.... by nman64 · · Score: 5, Funny

    the US secrete service

    Yes, those secretions are to be avoided at all costs.

  3. Re:Powerful in their own minds, maybe by honestmonkey · · Score: 5, Funny

    Their chief weapon is surprise...surprise and fear...fear and surprise.... Their two weapons are fear and surprise...and ruthless efficiency.... Their *three* weapons are fear, surprise, and ruthless efficiency...and an almost fanatical devotion to the Pope.... Their *four*...no... *Amongst* their weapons.... Amongst their weaponry...are such elements as fear, surprise.... I'll come in again.

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  4. Re:Most powerful? by ddd0004 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Well, not counting those guys, because getting beheaded is the ultimate DOS attack.

  5. Re:Oh yea? by GameboyRMH · · Score: 5, Funny

    That's right. In this month's issue:

    Walking the Tightrope: How much physical threatening is too much?

    Dealing with NDT "we're dealing with a badass" image macros

    Metal album covers as avatars: the Internet equivalent of a Tapout shirt

    Skill of 1000 hackers: Interview with Ichsun

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    "When information is power, privacy is freedom" - Jah-Wren Ryel
  6. Re:Most powerful? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Lolita City? Who's the mayor, Pedobear?