2011-04-07, 07:36 AM
Quote:Infamous hacking group Anonymous has successfully infiltrated several Sony websites including Sony.com and PlayStation.com. The group has also warned that they plan to attack the PlayStation Network and PlayStation Store next.
Anonymous identified Sony as abusing the judicial system, and participating in the suppression of information. This is due to a Sony lawsuit against PS3 jailbreaker George GeoHot Hotz, who made the hack publicly available. Sony also removed of the ability to install Linux on the PS3. The main thrust of the pro-hacker argument is that if you've paid for something, you should be allowed to do whatever you like with it.
Anonymous came into public notice especially during the Wikileaks situation, targeting companies that took down their support for the Wikileaks site.
These recent troubles only add on to Sonys worries.
Jack Tretton, president of Sony Computer Entertainment America told Bloomberg that the PlayStation Portables successor, dubbed the NGP, may be delayed due to the Japan quake. This is not good for Sony, because it potentially has nothing to match Nintendos 3DS through the next Christmas season.
(Source: Yahoo! News.)
I honestly don't know why Anonymous even bothers; no one's going to thank them for this; last I heard, the US PSN's near inaccessible due to Anonymous' DoS attack. Needless to say, PSP and PS3 players aren't happy at all.
If they hack into the PSN and make everything FoC, or distribute certain DLC for free (like God Eater Burst's DLC; it was made pre-order exclusive in the US apart from 6 codes or so given out on Facebook), I'm sure all those players wouldn't mind rooting for them. As it stands, Anonymous members are just making themselves look more like cyber-terrorists than cyber-vigilantes. As far as I'm concerned, they really need to be much more concerned about their own image or they will be despised even by the people they're fighting for.
In case anyone thinks otherwise, no I do not have anything against Anonymous nor am I against their actions. They do have a right to do whatever the hell they think is right, but they do have to keep in mind that there is a line they should never cross; while fighting for the people, do not ever harm the people.
No, I do not condone their actions either. Just because they can (or are free) to do something doesn't mean that they should do it. There's a difference between rights and responsibilities.
I honestly don't know why Anonymous even bothers; no one's going to thank them for this; last I heard, the US PSN's near inaccessible due to Anonymous' DoS attack. Needless to say, PSP and PS3 players aren't happy at all.
If they hack into the PSN and make everything FoC, or distribute certain DLC for free (like God Eater Burst's DLC; it was made pre-order exclusive in the US apart from 6 codes or so given out on Facebook), I'm sure all those players wouldn't mind rooting for them. As it stands, Anonymous members are just making themselves look more like cyber-terrorists than cyber-vigilantes. As far as I'm concerned, they really need to be much more concerned about their own image or they will be despised even by the people they're fighting for.
In case anyone thinks otherwise, no I do not have anything against Anonymous nor am I against their actions. They do have a right to do whatever the hell they think is right, but they do have to keep in mind that there is a line they should never cross; while fighting for the people, do not ever harm the people.
No, I do not condone their actions either. Just because they can (or are free) to do something doesn't mean that they should do it. There's a difference between rights and responsibilities.