Hacksters Protest

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Hacktivists use Corporate Credit Cards to Donate to Humanitarian and Civil Liberties Groups Current rating: 0
by robin hood
Email: cyberrobin (nospam) graffiti.net (unverified!) 29 Aug 2004
Online protesters launch electronic civil disobedience campaign against the Republican National Convention

Hacktivists have launched an online protest against the Corporate Machine by stealing hundreds of credit cards from major news services and have made over $2400 in donations to various humanitarian and civil liberties organizations including the Sierra Club, Save The Children, Animal Protection Institute, and more. This action is part of a broader electronic civil disobedience campaign against the Republican National Convention to coincide with the massive demonstrations in NYC. Speaking out against corporate control of major news services, the war in Iraq, and the GOP’s exploitation of New York to further their political agenda, these hackers are pioneering the internet as a new medium of protest.
Online protesters launch electronic civil disobedience campaign against the Republican National Convention

Hacktivists have launched an online protest against the Corporate Machine by stealing hundreds of credit cards from major news services and have made over $2400 in donations to various humanitarian and civil liberties organizations including the Sierra Club, Save The Children, Animal Protection Institute, and more. This action is part of a broader electronic civil disobedience campaign against the Republican National Convention to coincide with the massive demonstrations in NYC. Speaking out against corporate control of major news services, the war in Iraq, and the GOP’s exploitation of New York to further their political agenda, these hackers are pioneering the internet as a new medium of protest.

Either the credit card corporations are going to have to spend tens of thousands of dollars in lawyer and investigation fees to track down and retrieve a mere few hundred dollars per account, or these humanitarian organizations are going to get their donations. We’ll have to see whether Corporate America is heartless enough to take money away from hungry children, AIDS victims and the homeless and give it straight to law enforcement, attorneys and the banks.

Modern day hacktivism: stealing from the rich ruling classes and giving to the poor and needy!

The use of hacking skills to fight for social justice and economic equality is known as ELECTRONIC CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE. It is a non-violent protest tactic that disrupts the corporate machine while causing no physical harm to people or property. By merely shifting data around in the right directions, the people are able to put direct pressure on politicians and corporations.

The GOP thinks that they can rape the city of New York to further their political agenda of endless war and attacks on our civil liberties. More than a million people will descend upon the city to declare that the Republicans are not welcome, and we will use whatever means at our disposal to disrupt their convention - on the streets and on the net.


Charities that have received donations include:
tscf.org
miracleflights.org
netaid.org
lcanimal.org
fh.org
savethechildren.org
api4animals.org
chrf.org


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