Operation Egypt
Hacktivism seemed to really jump
into the spotlight in 2011 with many social and politically motivated issues
arising into the media. The treasure trove of confidential information released
by Asange within WikiLeaks divided the entire world in what many continue to
argue whether transparency is more important than privacy. Nonetheless, when
civilians feel their respective local laws do not guarantee their freedom, they
take to the streets demanding it by force.
Operation
Egypt was launched in response to the Arab Spring, which began in Tunisia. The unjust
oppression facing the Egyptian people during Mubarak’s 30-year reign over the
country consisted of corruption, police brutality, and lack of freedom of
speech. Anonymous decided to lend a technical hand combating censorship of the
Internet by the Egyptian government. Anonymous, DDoS’d the Egyptian
government’s servers and sent thousands of faxes with information on medical
treatments and strategic defense into Egypt in an effort to inform the
citizen’s of their own government’s assaults.
Mubarak was
finally overthrown on February 11, 2011 after 18 days of demonstrations and
more than 800 civilians dead. Anonymous, though just a small fraction of
assistance, did what they could to assist the innocent people from brutal
oppression and I definitely agree was the right thing to do. People must stand
their ground in self-defense against any tyrannical and oppressive government,
period.
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