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Canadian Government Servers Compromised By Anonymous

Posted by samzenpus on from the for-your-benefit dept.

An anonymous reader writes: There was a cyber-attack on Wednesday by the activist group Anonymous, aimed at the Canadian government. Public Safety Minister Steven Blaney says no personal information was compromised. Anonymous claimed responsibility for the attack in protest against the recent passing of the government's anti-terror Bill C-51. "Today, Anons around the world took a stand for your rights. Do we trade our privacy for security? Do we bow down and obey what has become totalitarian rule? Don't fool [yourselves]. The Harper regime does not listen to the people, it acts only in [its] best interests." the group wrote in an online post.

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  1. Shit title by Mashiki · · Score: 5, Informative

    Shit article, shit title. It was a DDOS, and in terms of impact pretty much nothing happened. IP based stuff went into failover, and there wasn't even a pick up in phone call-ins apparently.

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  2. Re:Conterproductive, perhaps? by Dr+Caleb · · Score: 5, Informative

    No, the law isn't about hacking. Bill C-51 gives the government power to share information about citizens between departments. It also authorizes heavier surveillance, stronger powers of arrest, while not adding any accountability.

    http://www.michaelgeist.ca/201...

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  3. Re:Yeah, fuck Harper by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    The difference is that previous regimes didn't pass quite as many omnibus budgets with blatant anti-Canadian clauses throughout, nor try to establish a secret fucking police in a formerly somewhat free* country.
     
    * no free speech, an obvious exception