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traherom | karma 8 | avg karma 4.0 · 2009-06-18 16:39:14

You work for scientology?

ErrantX | karma 14503 | avg karma 2.95 · 2009-06-18 21:44:00+00:00

heh fraid not :)

jpeterson | karma 1622 | avg karma 4.7 · 2009-06-18 22:00:22+00:00

I'm guessing CNN.com or some other victim of a online poll precision strike.

ErrantX | karma 14503 | avg karma 2.95 · 2009-06-18 22:38:13+00:00

uh, no not at all. A security firm.

So not evil at all :)

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jcromartie | karma 6154 | avg karma 3.46 · 2009-06-19 02:02:34+00:00

I'm not sure how you understand Anonymous, but I don't see what's to fear from a security firm's POV. The average Anon is probably in grey-to-white hat territory. Anything large-scale and organized is usually done to target something they see as "evil", like Scientology, or the Iranian regime, or Sarah Palin (joking; but seriously, that guy thought he was acting in the interest of the country), or it's just freaking hilarious.

endtime | karma 6487 | avg karma 2.92 · 2009-06-18 22:45:41

>Anything large-scale and organized is usually done to target something they see as "evil", like Scientology, or the Iranian regime, or Sarah Palin

Or Korean pop star Rain? Or Habbo Hotel?

I generally find Anon amusing (and I'm curious why ErrantX thinks his job obliges him to dislike them), but to paint them as noble seems a stretch.

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ErrantX | karma 14503 | avg karma 2.95 · 2009-06-19 08:30:16+00:00

Not Anon particularly but the communities it comes from are harbours of black hat and other illegal activity. Anon are a bit of a pain from time to time (only the high profile stuff like Scientology, the Time 100 "hack" & this Iran thing gets really noticed). EDIT: at the othe poster - I never said DISLIKE. I said I should be anti-anonymous. :)

jibiki | karma 1107 | avg karma 2.31 · 2009-06-19 02:45:23+00:00

In case you are really, really curious:

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=520422

So he does forensics, as it were.

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