Guy Accused Of Being Part Of Anonymous Banned By Court From Using His Real Name Online
from the say-what-now? dept
Ah, the bizarre legal results of confused courts and confused laws. Four of the people arrested in the UK and accused of being a part of the not-actually-a-group Anonymous last week won a small part of a court battle. Prosecutors apparently had asked the court to bar the four from using Twitter or other social networking and chat services, such as TinyChat, arguing that "Anonymous as a group continues to be active." The court decided that it would not issue such a complete ban, though it had already blocked them from using IRC. Instead, it said that they could continue to use social networking and chat programs... but not use their existing online personas. It is, therefore, somewhat ironic that one of the people in question used his real first name as his online persona previously:Peter David-Gibson, aged 20 from Hartlepool, who went by the online nickname “Peter”Yes, you read that right. A guy accused of being Anonymous, but who used his real name online, can now no longer use his real name... because he may have been a part of Anonymous. That makes sense.
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;-P
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'Commie Nazi terrorist Muslim Jew'
ignorant racist idiot.. the downfall of this country.
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IRC is the problem! Ban them from IRC!
because they don't have emails and other contacts they can use...
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The most important thing seems to be that he doesn't use his existing accounts.
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Inspector Python, of the Yard
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How? You ask. Ah ha, there is a Catch...
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Hopefully this is the end....
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Just coward it is then (A)C numero uno...
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Let me give you a hint. Anonymity does not serve IP critics and techdirt followers nearly as much as it servers IP maximists and techdirt critics. While I'm anonymous, and I completely support your (and my and everyone's) right to comment anonymously, look around. Many (probably most) techdirt followers are non-anonymous. You can click their links and it'll take you right to their website, with their first and last names (and sometimes a picture of them) right on their website. You can then use that info to find their facebook and other social networking channels. MM is non-anonymous. In case you haven't noticed, the ones that are anonymous here are techdirt critics. So, yes, if the government abolishes anonymity, lets see who that harms the most.
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He's still banned from at least one
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Google: **Deleted** David-Gibson is not your real name.
PDG: I'm not legally allowed to use my real name.
Google: Why not?
PDG: Well, at first I was Anonymous, but then the court found out who I was so I was no longer anonymous. The court said that I could be part of Anonymous, but I couldn't use my real name when commenting on Anonymous' activities. So now I'm anonymous because I can't use my name. We are all Anonymous.
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Always have an extra...
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Grab a hay fork and yell with me "Ban the famous"!
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wtf
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UK
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