Could be interesting.

Quote:Hacktivist group Anonymous has come out to avenge the attacks on the office of Paris-based magazine Charlie Hebdo in which 12 people were murdered.

The Belgian 'branch' of Anonymous posted a video message to YouTube describing a new campaign against jihadists, called #OpCharlieHebdo.

The video, which features someone wearing the Guy Fawkes mask and speaking with their voice obscured, explains (in French) that its members have decided to "declare war on you, the terrorists" - referring to Al-Qaeda and ISIS specifically.

"We will track you down - every last one - and will kill you,” the spokesman says. "You allowed yourselves to kill innocent people, we will therefore avenge their deaths."

The figure says that 'hacktivists' from around the world will track all of jihadist activities online and close down their accounts on Twitter, YouTube and Facebook.

"You will not impose your sharia law in our democracies, we will not let your stupidity kill our liberties and our freedom of expression. We have warned you; expect your destruction."

The press release ends in typical Anonymous fashion:

"We will track you everywhere on the planet, nowhere will you be safe. We are Anonymous. We are legion.

"We do not forget. We do not forgive. Be afraid of us, Islamic State and Al Qaeda - you will get our vengeance."

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/technology-...irror_main

Glad someone is showing some balls. It's a cinch our "World Leaders" can't bend over fast enough.

This could be entertaining.

(01-09-2015 05:37 PM)JMUDunk Wrote:  Glad someone is showing some balls. It's a cinch our "World Leaders" can't bend over fast enough.

Exactly. Someone had to step forward; I'm glad they're at least talking about doing something.

If I have to hear "America will lead from behind" or "this has nothing to do Islam" one more time, my head's going to explode.

This brings up something I have not thought of before. It is perfectly Constitutional for our government to establish bounties. Why not put them out on these tools and incentivize our "hacker" subculture to go after them for $$$

(01-09-2015 05:55 PM)QuestionSocratic Wrote:  This could be entertaining.

...and maybe more effective than any military engagement. Imagine how damaging this could be. It could force them to abandon electronic communication and means of propaganda, recruitment and financing.

(01-09-2015 09:53 PM)Fo Shizzle Wrote:  

(01-09-2015 05:55 PM)QuestionSocratic Wrote:  This could be entertaining.

...and maybe more effective than any military engagement. Imagine how damaging this could be. It could force them to abandon electronic communication and means of propaganda, recruitment and financing.

Yes. There is definitely more than one way (conventional vs. unconventional) to skin a terrorist, I mean, a cat.

(01-09-2015 09:47 PM)Fo Shizzle Wrote:  This brings up something I have not thought of before. It is perfectly Constitutional for our government to establish bounties. Why not put them out on these tools and incentivize our "hacker" subculture to go after them for $$$

Ron Paul thought of it a decade or so ago.

With all of the West's financial, technological, and military assets, we should be able to eradicate most of radical Islam. Everyone has to get on the same page. We can't have half of the public sympathizing with the terrorists.

I don't think we could ever eliminate it entirely; that must come from within Islam.

(01-10-2015 01:26 AM)Owl 69/70/75 Wrote:  

(01-09-2015 09:47 PM)Fo Shizzle Wrote:  This brings up something I have not thought of before. It is perfectly Constitutional for our government to establish bounties. Why not put them out on these tools and incentivize our "hacker" subculture to go after them for $$$

Ron Paul thought of it a decade or so ago.

Yeah. I remember that in reference to Bin Ladin and the list of targets the military was after.

The more I think about this the more I like the idea. Using hackers to destroy their capabilities of using electronic communications would set them back tremendously. It would make it very hard for them to buy weapons and move money around and communicate command and control orders. They would have to go back to the money changers again. Paying hackers to "have fun" and go after these savages would be awesome.

(01-10-2015 08:42 AM)UConn-SMU Wrote:  We can't have half of the public sympathizing with the terrorists.

Reminds me of:

(01-10-2015 01:26 AM)Owl 69/70/75 Wrote:  

(01-09-2015 09:47 PM)Fo Shizzle Wrote:  This brings up something I have not thought of before. It is perfectly Constitutional for our government to establish bounties. Why not put them out on these tools and incentivize our "hacker" subculture to go after them for $$$

Ron Paul thought of it a decade or so ago.

They are called letters of marque and reprisal.

(01-09-2015 05:37 PM)JMUDunk Wrote:  Glad someone is showing some balls.

Easy to do that behind a mask and a disguised voice.

(01-10-2015 10:53 AM)Paul M Wrote:  

(01-10-2015 08:42 AM)UConn-SMU Wrote:  We can't have half of the public sympathizing with the terrorists.

Reminds me of:

Good one. The same movie had the following exchange:

Girl: "Do you believe people can come back from the dead?"
Bob Hope: "You mean like Republicans?"

This was about 1939-'40 or so.

The New French Foreign Legion . Could be a Winner with Recruits from Western Countries wanting in on the Action.

Meh, seeing is believing. Anyone can threaten anything, doing it is something else. But, don't get me wrong, I really, really hope they do hack their accounts. I'm just surprised why it's taken so long (if it's done).

Anonymous is also in favor of the Ferguson protesters.

AWESOME