Aug
10
2011

Anonymous threatens to destroy Facebook

Facebook has always been a highlight for one or the other reason. The latest, however seems to be a bit more concerned.

The Hacker group “Anonymous“, who are making quite a sensation after their cyber attack on Pentagon, News corp and others, are now targeting the ever so popular, Facebook. According to village voice, the hacktivist group issued an full text of document issuing they would bring down Facebook on November 5th 2011. The group wants to destroy Facebook citing privacy issues and the difficulty in deleting a Facebook account.

The  documents issued by Anonymous reads:

DATE: November 5, 2011.

TARGET: https://facebook.com

Press:

Twitter : https://twitter.com/OP_Facebook

http://piratepad.net/YCPcpwrl09

Irc.Anonops.Li #OpFaceBook

Message:

Attention citizens of the world,

We wish to get your attention, hoping you heed the warnings as follows:

Your medium of communication you all so dearly adore will be destroyed. If you are a willing hacktivist or a guy who just wants to protect the freedom of information then join the cause and kill facebook for the sake of your own privacy.

Facebook has been selling information to government agencies and giving clandestine access to information security firms so that they can spy on people from all around the world. Some of these so-called whitehat infosec firms are working for authoritarian governments, such as those of Egypt and Syria.

Everything you do on Facebook stays on Facebook regardless of your “privacy” settings, and deleting your account is impossible, even if you “delete” your account, all your personal info stays on Facebook and can be recovered at any time. Changing the privacy settings to make your Facebook account more “private” is also a delusion. Facebook knows more about you than your family.http://www.physorg.com/news170614271.html 

http://itgrunts.com/2010/10/07/facebook-steals-numbers-and-data-from-your-iph….

You cannot hide from the reality in which you, the people of the internet, live in. Facebook is the opposite of the Antisec cause. You are not safe from them nor from any government. One day you will look back on this and realise what we have done here is right, you will thank the rulers of the internet, we are not harming you but saving you.

The riots are underway. It is not a battle over the future of privacy and publicity. It is a battle for choice and informed consent. It’s unfolding because people are being raped, tickled, molested, and confused into doing things where they don’t understand the consequences. Facebook keeps saying that it gives users choices, but that is completely false. It gives users the illusion of and hides the details away from them “for their own good” while they then make millions off of you. When a service is “free,” it really means they’re making money off of you and your information.

Think for a while and prepare for a day that will go down in history. November 5 2011, #opfacebook . Engaged.

This is our world now. We exist without nationality, without religious bias. We have the right to not be surveilled, not be stalked, and not be used for profit. We have the right to not live as slaves.

We are anonymous

We are legion

We do not forgive

We do not forget

Expect us”

Meanwhile, a Youtube video posted on July 16, is also getting quite popular as people are getting aware of the news.

It is yet to see how Facebook responses to the “Operation Facebook”. If something really happens it would definitely be the story of the year.


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About the Author: Amit Roushan

Amit Roushan, currently studying in (IIITA, is pursuing his B. Tech in ECE. An ardent net surfer, Amit, besides being a regular author for fortystones also has his own blog. He is keenly interested in the latest happening in the tech world. He is, by blood, a Google Fan boy. @iroushan

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