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Anonymous Files Petition To Make DDoS Legal Form of Protest

Posted by samzenpus on from the let-us-break-stuff dept.

hypnosec writes "Anonymous has filed a petition with the U.S. Government asking the Obama administration to make Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks a legal form of protest. Anonymous has argued that because of advancements in internet technology, there is a need for new ways of protest. The hacking collective doesn't consider DDoS as a form of attack and equates it to hitting the 'refresh' button on a webpage. Comparing these attacks to the 'occupy' protests, Anonymous notes that instead of people occupying an area, it is their computers occupying a website for a particular period of time."

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  1. Quantum Occupy by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    I am in a state of super-position. Attempting to quantify me causes me to collapse to an observable state in this reality. I am Anonymous Quantum.

  2. Re:Mannequin Attack by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    we would, only we lack mannequins that can shout 99% and walk over a bridge

  3. I like their chances by paiute · · Score: 4, Funny

    I also filed a petition - that I be recognized as the Queen of England. I think mine will be approved just before the one approving DDoSs.

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  4. Re:Mannequin Attack by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    I would say it is little different from the Koch brothers busing in a bunch of uninformed societal dregs to protest issues they know nothing about

    So, the Koch brothers were the ones behind OWS?

  5. Re:DDoS affects comerce by davidbrit2 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Distributed Denial of Revenue attack?

  6. Re:Mannequin Attack by arekin · · Score: 5, Funny

    Wait....Did you just say that an overseas company is being hired to protest outsourcing? Define Irony...

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  7. Re:Mannequin Attack by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Define Irony...

    Like 'silvery' and 'coppery' but with iron.

  8. Re:Mannequin Attack by Waccoon · · Score: 3, Funny

    the extra time for walk signals

    Wait... you mean those little buttons on the walk signal poles actually do something after all?