[PS3] Anonymous coming after Sony over Geohot incident

[PS3] Anonymous coming after Sony over Geohot incident That's right. The hacker group known as 'Anonymous' have picked their next target, this time it is Sony. Anonymous have taken issue with how Sony has handled the problems with Geohot and fail0verflow. As of late, Anonymous have been getting involved in more of this situations such as when they stood opposed to those who were against whistleblower website, Wikileaks.

Anonymous claim that Sony have committed an unforgivable offence against free speech and internet freedom.

"You have abused the judicial system in an attempt to censor information about how your products work. You have victimized your own customers merely for possessing and sharing information, and continue to target those who seek this information. In doing so you have violated the privacy of thousands of innocent people who only sought the free distribution of information. Your suppression of this information is motivated by corporate greed and the desire for complete control over the actions of individuals who purchase and use your products, at least when those actions threaten to undermine the corrupt stranglehold you seek to maintain over copywrong, oops, 'copyright'."

"Your corrupt business practices are indicative of a corporate philosophy that would deny consumers the right to use products they have paid for, and rightfully own, in the manner of their choosing. Perhaps you should alert your customers to the fact that they are apparently only renting your products? In light of this assault on both rights and free expression, Anonymous, the notoriously handsome rulers of the internet, would like to inform you that you have only been "renting" your web domains. Having trodden upon Anonymous' rights, you must now be trodden on."

If you disagree with the disciplinary actions against your private parts domains, then we trust you can also understand our motivations for these actions. You own your domains. You paid for them with your own money. Now Anonymous is attacking your private property because we disagree with your actions. And that seems, dare we say it, 'wrong.' Sound familiar?

On a potentially related note it appears that the PSN will be undergoing sporadic maintenance today,Sony announced this via their Twitter account. Problems were also reported with the PlayStation website, with CVG reporting that earlier the US PlayStation Blog was completely down but it seems to be fine now.

Either way, it could be a bumpy day for Sony.

Written by: Kyran Morrison

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