El colectivo de hackers Anonymous publica un comunicado
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Por: Juan Pablo Carrillo Hernández - 12/09/2010
Por: Juan Pablo Carrillo Hernández - 12/09/2010
En una carta bien redactada y repleta de acertadas citas que denotan una ideología libre pero bien definida, el misterioso colectivo de hackers Anonymous que saltó en defensa de WikiLeaks tras las represalias ejecutadas en contra de esta organización luego del "Cablegate", ha encabezado una serie de de ataques informáticos, finamente orquestados, en contra de aquellos que accedieron a boicotear a WikiLeaks: Amazon que dejó de ofrecer sus servidores a Wikileaks, PayPal y MasterCard que bloquearon la posibilidad de que la organización recibiera donaciones, e incluso Twitter (quien parece ser el próximo objetivo de Anonymous) por censurar la información relacionada a esta organización internacional de sus trending topics. La operación ha sido denominada "Payback Operation" en una clara alusión al contraataque como método de defensa.
A continuación presentamos íntegramente la carta publicada por Anonymous, y explícitamente dirigida "a los medios de comunicación y ciudadanos del mundo libre" para compartirnos su filosofía, sus intenciones, y sus potenciales objetivos. Decidimos no traducir la carta en afán de respetar la lúcida redacción del comunicado:
Hello World. We are Anonymous. What you do or do not know about us is irrelevant. We have decided to write to you, the media, and all citizens of the free world at large to inform you of the message, our intentions, potential targets, and our ongoing peaceful campaign for freedom.
The message is simple: Freedom of Speech. Anonymous is peacefully campaigning for Freedom of Speech everywhere in all forms. Freedom of Speech for: The Internet, for journalism and journalists, and citizens of the world at large. Regardless of what you think or have to say; Anonymous is campaigning for you.
The recent news of our campaigns has been, at best, misinformed. Anonymous is not always the same group of people. The Constitution of the United States is said to be a living document, because it can be edited, amended; changed at the will of the people to suit the peoples' needs. In that same vein, Anonymous is a living idea. Anonymous is an idea that can be edited, updated, remanded, changed on a whim. We are living consciousness. We are not a terrorist organization as governments, demagogues, and the media would have you believe. At this time Anonymous is a consciousness focused on campaigning peacefully for Freedom of Speech. We ask the world to support us, not for our sake, but for your own. When governments control freedom they control you. The Internet is the last bastion of freedom in this evolving technical world. The Internet is capable of connecting us all. When we are connected we are strong. When we are strong we have power. When we have power we are able to do the impossible. This is why the government is moving on Wikileaks. This is what they fear. They fear our power when we unite. Do not forget this.
"...Now, we must all fear evil men. But there is another kind of evil which we must fear most, and that is the indifference of good men." - Monsignor, Boondock Saints
Anonymous is doing what many successful campaigns have done in the past; a sit-in. It may be hard to comprehend, but a digital sit-in is our most effective method to show that all of us deserve Freedom of Speech and a free Internet. Our methods may appear, on the outside, to be cruel to those the entities that we are campaigning against, but remember buy supporting censorship they are denying everyone a basic human right. Any person, corporation, government, or miscellaneous entity that stops supporting censorship and starts promoting Freedom of Speech and a free Internet will become our allies. Anonymous, at this time, wants to persuade our counterparts rather than hurt them. We are campaigning for freedom for everyone, even the opposing side.
Do not fear us. Anonymous' campaign does not intend to harm the individual citizen, any organizations, any websites, or government, that supports true freedom of speech. Anonymous' past is not our present. We are here for all of you; to campaign for all of you. Where others have made this promise and failed; we make this promise and aim to keep it for everyone.