RT @CovertAnonymous: SputnikInt: calls on the world to maintain control over 'killer robots'

RT @CovertAnonymous: SputnikInt: calls on the world to maintain control over 'killer robots'
The acts of civil disobedience and direct action that I am being sentenced for today are in line with the principles of community and equality that have guided my life. I hacked into dozens of high profile corporations and government institutions, understanding very clearly that what I was doing was against the law, and that my actions could land me back in federal prison. But I felt that I had an obligation to use my skills to expose and confront injustice—and to bring the truth to light.
C3TV - The Invisible Committee Returns with "Fuck Off Google"
The sobering story of Janet Vertesi's attempts to conceal her pregnancy from the forces of online marketers shows just how Kafkaesque the internet has become..
According to Time, the protesters' adoption of the mask has led to it becoming the top-selling mask on Amazon.com, selling hundreds of thousands a year.
Across the world, authorities are wildly overreacting to the threat posed by online activism. History says it won’t work. Expect more Aaron Swartzs, Bradley Mannings and Kim Dotcomes in coming years.
via Swartz, Assange, Manning, Dotcom: overreaction to online activism | Crikey.