I agree completely with the assessment that these kinds of activities are not helpful on the surface and to the conventional way of thinking.
I would suggest however, that taken in the context of global events and uprisings in other countries it would be wise to consider long term consequences of continuing to ignore and incite the technologically adept youth of the world.
Governments are playing a dangerous game of trying to trivialize groups like Anonymous as being fringe groups and of no consequence while simultaneously claiming that they are dangerous criminals. Clearly both statements cannot be true.
The smart thing would be for the DOJ to come clean on this and get it behind them, sacrifice a few employees(it isn't like they haven ever done this before) on the altar of public outrage and then quietly go back to business as usual. I suspect they will continue on the path they have chosen of claiming they did nothing wrong. That will only prolong ad exacerbate the situation.
That is what I thought except those are exactly the two groups you would expect to keep forwarding the warning email about Dihydrogen Monoxide that has been floating around for a while now, you know, the kind that Mom's and off-shore casinos send.
Several years ago, the company I had my mortgage with decided it would be good customer relations to call me on the 6th if they hadn't received the payment on the 5th It had until the 15th before it was "late". After a couple months of this it started to get annoying so I started telling them I was recording them.
They were not at all pleased with this and the typical tier one call center people would just hang up. For a month or two I then got someone who wasn't reading from a script, and would authorize the recording and then ask their questions.
Can't say I was surprised with what happened to Countrywide.
It was like a boxing match. You hope for it to go the distance with the two competitors beating each other mercilessly, but when one scores a knockout on the first punch you feel somewhat cheated.
Then upon reflection you realize that someone should not have been in the ring.
I think it is great that these issues are getting more widespread attention. Now the trick is getting Congress to a: notice, and b: do the correct thing for the people.
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Final Proof
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Define helpful
I would suggest however, that taken in the context of global events and uprisings in other countries it would be wise to consider long term consequences of continuing to ignore and incite the technologically adept youth of the world.
Governments are playing a dangerous game of trying to trivialize groups like Anonymous as being fringe groups and of no consequence while simultaneously claiming that they are dangerous criminals. Clearly both statements cannot be true.
The smart thing would be for the DOJ to come clean on this and get it behind them, sacrifice a few employees(it isn't like they haven ever done this before) on the altar of public outrage and then quietly go back to business as usual. I suspect they will continue on the path they have chosen of claiming they did nothing wrong. That will only prolong ad exacerbate the situation.
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I'm running Firefox 19.0.2 (apparently it wants an update) and adblock, and I don't see any ads.
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Slightly off topic
They were not at all pleased with this and the typical tier one call center people would just hang up. For a month or two I then got someone who wasn't reading from a script, and would authorize the recording and then ask their questions.
Can't say I was surprised with what happened to Countrywide.
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Re: Bandwidth usage
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Re: Wow
Then upon reflection you realize that someone should not have been in the ring.
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Possible charges
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¿Anyone else have the feeling that Edwin Mellen and Internet Lawyer Amendola are about to get a hands-on lesson about the Streisand effect?
And me saving all my popcorn for the 2nd.
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Re: Responsibility
We also need to have the government stop telling parents how to raise children, this only perpetuates the misconception that they require assistance.
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Missed one
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It's still Sony
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Blue! you just posted a reasonable post. Gratz.
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Uh Mike
I think who is supposed to be how.
I think it is great that these issues are getting more widespread attention. Now the trick is getting Congress to a: notice, and b: do the correct thing for the people.
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Interesting that.
Here boys, have a report each.
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