[citation][nom]pocketdrummer[/nom]FBI: "You can go to prison until you die via anal rape. Or you can wear an anklet and have a solid job working for the government. Your choice."Sabu: "Ryan Ackroyd ("Kayla") and Jake Davis ("Topiary") of London, Darren Martyn ("Pwnsauce") and Donncha O’Cearrbhail ("Palladium") of Ireland, and and Jeremy Hammond ("Anarchaos") from Chicago. Would you like a foot massage?"[/citation]
If he went to prison for a cause the inmates would've went easier on him for being a person with principals. Surprisingly, people in prisons are not subhumans. If he spends a single day in general population now he'll be cut into pieces for snitching.
[citation][nom]pocketdrummer[/nom]Honestly, I haven't seen a single positive outcome from any of these hacks since they started. If anything, the regular everyday person got screwed from the companies and governments they hacked. The ONLY hack that had any positive outcome was the one that disabled Iran's nuclear facilities.The more outrageous hacks people pull off the more governments will turn to tighter forms of control. If you want to live like people do in China where they can't search "Tiananmen Square" in google because it opposes the government, then keep DDOSing under the assumption that you're some hacktivist and you're sticking it to the man.It's inevitable, though. People can't help but screw things up for others. So I guess I'll enjoy the freedom the internet provides for another decade or so before laws get passed that allow the government and ISPs to monitor and control our every move.[/citation]
It's already happening without any help from hackers. They can use the threat of piracy to introduce policing the internet. China will probably have the most open internet in the world by the time they're done "protecting copyright".
The most comical part of this is that the FBI thinks they've taken down a ring of sophisticated hackers. That is how clueless the US government is about cybersecurity. DDoS is so sophisticated, only a criminal mastermind would harness it's power. I can't wait until I see the trial and the judge has to pronounce "Pwnsauce"