I can't get angry at anonymous because everytime I hear about them, recently at least, they seem to be attacking some giant power trying to screw people. They don't always use the best ways or the right ways but it feels good to think somebody is at least trying to fight back.
And in the process of "attacking some giant power trying to screw people", they screw innocent players over and cite them as collateral damage. And apparently, according to that link I just posted, they're planning more drastic measures in the next few days. These guys go beyond the pale: attacking individual Sony employees; their families; and judicial judges who are just doing their job, shutting down services that innocent players use on a daily basis, stealing information that could be damaging against innocent players. We're way beyond the morality of hacking with these guys: these are online terrorists, and their actions should not be excused for any reason, especially considering their cited goal is "lulz" (real mature there).
These guys seriously need to be taken down.
According to that link they haven't "attacked" anybody. They left a message on the Judge's answer machine of Chocolate Rain. I would hardly call that an attack. All they've really done so far is gather as much info about everyone involved as they can so they can figure out how to use it all later.
“The consumers in this are as one might call, collateral damage” said Takai, after being confronted, “we are very cognisant of the fact that we are not making friends nor allies among the average consumer with our attack. This is unfortunate as a concern should always be, will the very people we seek to support not see what it is we are trying to achieve. In this case, many don’t. There has been a lot of hate spread throughout the internet and over forums that we are being reckless and simply punishing consumers more than Sony.”
To the consumers I would say …
Before you judge us, take the time to understand us.
While not being able to use the PSN is rather inconvenient, many feared a far greater threat – with the PS Store possibly compromised, was our credit card info safe? He replied: “I think I can safely say this on behalf of everyone, we have no malicious intent towards Sony’s consumers.” We mentioned that due to the IRC’s anonymity, a malicious hacker could go along with the hack, and use the chaos to their advantage, but Takai countered: “Attacks on systems are done as part of a coordinated effort. Although the operation is open to all, as is ddosing. More detailed operational components are more controlled.”
I say you gotta break a few eggs if you want to make an omelette. And people may be a little inconvenienced because they can't play their precious PSN for a day or 2, but I think they would be complaining a lot more down the line when they get denied basic rights, goods and services that they have already paid for just because somewhere in some EULA somewhere Sony made you agree to give those up just to use the stuff you own.
I could relate this to world events with much more serious "inconveniences", but i won't go there, instead I'll just quote The West Wing
"There are 2 things in this world that you never want to let people see how you make them... Laws and sausages"
and while this may not exactly be a law being made, it's sure setting up for something just as important. So if people have to go without PSN for a week or so, so that they can continue to enjoy the hardware that they bought in the future without anymore interruption, then so be it. Yeah, we may all hate that now, but 6 months from now you won't even remember or care.
edit: All I'm really trying to say is that I have no problem with Anon knocking some of these Executive Big Wigs off their high horses so that they remember that it is the customers that they are serving and that they wouldn't be where they were if it weren't for the very same customers that they are now trying to screw over and milk dry. If they have to drag a few other connected people through the mud to preserve a few of the things we already take for granted, then so be it. Casualties of war. I may not like it, but sometimes some things just have to be done if you want to see any results. We are talking about a handful of Davids going against a team of Mega Goliaths.
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