I’m of two minds about this one.
On the one hand, I think it’s pretty humorous that a group of hackers called Antisec (anti security, I would guess) has hacked into the email accounts, etc., of several Arizona police officers.
Funny or Outrageous, Depends on Your Point of View
“This leak has names, addresses, phone numbers, passwords, social security numbers, online dating account info, voicemails, chat logs, and seductive girlfriend pictures belonging to a dozen Arizona police officers. We found more internal police reports, cops forwarding racist chain emails, k9 drug unit cops who use percocets, and a convicted sex offender who was part of FOP Maricopa Lodge Five,” the group said.
In those two sentences, you can see why I’m of two minds. Addresses, phone numbers, passwords, social security numbers = very uncool. Exposing bad cops who are drug addicted racist hypocrites who molest children is, on the other hand, a good thing.
An important point to note is that this is not an isolated incident. It seems that Antisec is another incarnation of Lulzsec, which is an incarnation of a group called Anonymous. Of course, with a name like that, it might not be a group at all. Of course, what with being involved in lawbreaking and all, the makeup of the group is somewhat of a mystery. It could just be that lots of hackers have gotten really good lately.
In any event, Julian Assange is made to look like a responsible journalist. Which he is, so fair enough.
There’s another aspect to this I’m of two minds about. Previous targets have included Sony, PBS, the CIA and the U.S. Senate. Sony is a big corporation and probably, like most big corporations, is at least partly evil. However, I’m sure that lots of nice people work there who don’t deserve to have their accounts hacked. PBS are the good guys, straight up. Also, some bozo managed to get into my facebook account a couple of weeks ago and was sending people rude messages and I had to change my password, which pissed me off. But I think hacking the CIA and the U.S. Senate is laudable, because if anybody needs to have their privacy punctured, it’s those evil bastards.
However, we don’t get to pick and choose who gets hacked. So, my mixed emotions remain, but I also realize that, whatever anybody might do about it, no matter how many laws they pass, the hacking will continue and it will escalate. For better and worse.
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