кружок самодеятельности
11:42 | 09-09-2010 | Crime, Politics | No Comments
замечательное, кстати — о гражданском самосознании и позиции:
Cyber vigilantism by private citizens is a response to their frustration with the number of extremist sites in operation and what they believe is the unwillingness or inability of our government to take them down. Depending on whom you ask, private citizens engaging the enemy on the Internet either helps or hinders the fight against terror. However, the activity occurs daily, and the actors are increasingly savvy and effective.
дальше еще лучше, разумеется:
A few months ago, I was given rare insight into the world of cyber vigilantes when contacted by “Jester,” or th3j35t3r in 3133t language. <...> He often struggles with whether his activities are judicious in light of the possible ramifications, from legal and safety perspectives. The targets of his attacks have reached out and threatened his life, but, undaunted, he carries on. <...> Fortunately, he is on our side of the fight. Jester’s goal isn’t to permanently bring down an extremist website; instead, it is to randomly disrupt and take the site off line, typically for 30 minutes. The site then returns to normal, no damage done, other than to the psyche of the owner and users. This disruption results in anger and frustration because the Internet may be terrorists’ last line of clandestine electronic communication and virtual lifeline to the world.
или вот, натуральные дружинники, санитары леса:
Shannen Rossmiller is a lawyer and mother of three from Montana who taught herself Arabic and began engaging in chat rooms on jihad websites in 2003. She spent years creating her personas and the persistence paid off: posing as an al-Qaeda sympathist, she ensnared several Americans who had radicalized and turned on their country. One would-be terrorist was convicted and is spending 30 years in jail for offering to use explosives on U.S. pipelines. Her most notable case is that of an Army National Guard specialist who was preparing to deploy and who is now serving a life sentence for treason, aiding the enemy, and attempted espionage.
и так далее, и тому подобное. Миша 
tiphareth Вербицкий в курсе. но чем подобные добровольцы тогда отличаются от тех, кто “не на этой стороне”? как это было с Эстонией, например, или с Грузией?
к счастью, не все разделяют подобные взгляды — так, генеральный секретарь Международного союза электросвязи Хамадун Туре пытается создать ровно противоположный мир:
My dream, I said in Davos this year, is that I would like to have a cyber peace treaty. Some people think it’s a sin. People who think they are secure don’t want anyone else to talk about it. I say there is no [online] superpower. <...> We need to avoid a cyberwar starting. After the cases of Estonia and Georgia, you need to realise how fragile the world is becoming. A cyberwar will be worse than a tsunami — we have to avoid it.
хоть и все равно страшно.