As you’d expect from the group, its statements are neither polite nor subtle. It says Sony has “abused the judicial system in an attempt to censor information about how your products work”, “victimised [its]own customers merely for possessing and sharing information” and of violating “the privacy of thousands of innocent people who only sought the free distribution of information”.
There are warnings of wrath, and of penises being stuck in hornets nests. More realistically, you’d expect the group to at least try and bring down a Sony website or two, and maybe even take a swing at the PlayStation Network itself.
While there will be those supportive of this campaign, is there not a more effective, presentable and mature way of doing this? Or at least or wording the campaign’s “press release”? This kind of approach makes Anonymous look worse than the hackers or Sony, which means… nobody is looking good. Way to go, everybody.
Republished from Kotaku
Harvz
Monday, April 4, 2011 at 8:00 PM“This kind of approach makes Anonymous look worse than the hackers or Sony, which means… nobody is looking good.”
First off no they still look better than a company that Has got information on everyone that when to geohotz website and no, “the hackers” do still look good
wsDK_II
Tuesday, April 5, 2011 at 9:43 AMhear hear!!
not many people understand the mind set of a hacker / cracker – clearly Gizmodo does not.
But for those who do, Anon capture our feelings beautifully
Liam Mania
Monday, April 4, 2011 at 11:14 PMGood fucking job. I hope they screw them over. It’s not right.
Tahn Costelloe
Monday, April 4, 2011 at 11:40 PMSince when were anonymous a “militant” group?
“We [Anonymous] just happen to be a group of people on the internet who need — just kind of an outlet to do as we wish, that we wouldn’t be able to do in regular society. …That’s more or less the point of it. Do as you wish. … There’s a common phrase: ‘we are doing it for the lulz.’”
As for anonymity, I dislike the Facebook commenting and the log out button fails to work when I press it (Opera).
Yagan Kiely
Monday, April 4, 2011 at 11:58 PMYou’re not taking the wording of the press release on face value are you?
Have you heard of… trolls? It’s deliberately antagonistic (and tounge in cheek), it’s how the internet works, especially 4chan, /b/ and anonymous.
It’s also meant to be midly humourous, to take it seriously is missing the point.
Josh
Tuesday, April 5, 2011 at 9:52 AMThey did take down the PSN, I realise this article is from yesterday, so just updating it anyway.
chris
Tuesday, April 5, 2011 at 11:02 AMcan’t wait to see what they do! i’d love to see them stick it to sony.
Lee
Tuesday, April 5, 2011 at 12:11 PMGreat, Anonymous take down the free PSN. restricting my online gaming freedom. wow thanks guys, way to stick it to the ‘man’