So, which trend is really dangerous?

The big discussion in the media this weekend is: how dangerous are the groups of hackers attacking credit card sites or sites of the police. Yes, yes, you are right. It is against the law and it should not be permitted. But… I have the faint feeling that clever spin doctors are diverting our attention from something much more threatening. Something that has (or could have) much more influence on our lives and our rights as civilians. And that is: financial institutions, internet providers and social media deciding for us, without court decisions, which causes we can support. Now there you have something that, in my opinion, is much more threatening to free speech and civil rights than actions of groups of people reacting in their own way to these actions. Yes! I agree. What these hackers do is unlawful, but let’s remember it is their reaction to very questionable and unlawful actions by financial institutions and social media.

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