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| Subject: India's struggle for online freedom as Anonymous hits government departments, Supreme Court, and two political parties Sat Jun 09, 2012 4:54 am | |
| "65 years since your independence," a new battle for freedom is under way in India — according to a YouTube video uploaded by an Indian member of Anonymous, the global "hacktivist" movement.
With popular websites like Vimeo.com blocked across India by court order, the video calls for action: "Fight for your rights. Fight for India." Over the past several weeks, the group has launched distributed denial-of-service attacks against websites belonging to internet service providers, government departments, India's Supreme Court, and two political parties.
Street protests are being planned for today in as many as 18 cities to protest laws and other government actions that a growing number of Indian internet users believe have violated their right to free expression and privacy online. Advertisement: Story continues below
A lively national internet freedom movement has grown rapidly across India since the beginning of this year.
Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/indias-struggle-for-online-freedom-20120608-2016i.html#ixzz1xHhY4Dx9
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