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Australian Gov't Censors Censored

Posted by jamie on from the two-wrongs-make-a-right-Lisa dept.

According to this Wired article, the Australian Broadcasting Authority, which has been working to censor its citizens since 1995, got its site defaced by a cracker on Friday. The site was taken down for half a day for repairs. Among the messages left: "People only now can get connectivity the USA has enjoyed for years. And now one of the greatest resources we have for free speech and free learning will be stifled by a vocal minority with no understanding of the underlying technology." For info on the situation, visit Electronic Frontiers Australia.

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  1. Attrition Mirror by Mr.+White · · Score: 5


    Attrition mirror of the site.

    Also, an article on this incident from Australia ZDNet.

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  2. the irony of this by Raleel · · Score: 5

    I saw this yesterday, and the first thing I thought was "How in the hell did he manage to spell methyldioxymethamphetamines while on them?"

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  3. Well-spoken cracker? by Denor · · Score: 5

    It seems to me that every time I see a cracker take down a webpage and put up in its place a political statement of his/her own, it's littered with swearing, and poor grammar. More likely than not, an attack like this isn't going to affect anyone. People straddling the fence on this issue before will take one look at the website and say "This kind of thing should be censored!" -- which is exactly what we don't want.

    What's the point in cracking something if you're going to do more harm than good?

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