• Anonymous plans to 'kill' Facebook on November 5


    THE "Anonymous" internet hacking group is planning to "kill" Facebook and has announced the date it will attempt do so, in a statement gaining prominence today.

    In a YouTube video, the hacking group warns, "Your medium of communication you all so dearly adore will be destroyed."

    "If you are a willing hacktivist or a guy who just wants to protect the freedom of information then join the cause and kill Facebook for the sake of your own privacy."

    The group said in its message that "Operation Facebook" would be begin on November 5. It claimed the social network, based in Palo Alto,California, provides information to "government agencies" so they can "spy on people".

    While not necessarily a single entity, "Anonymous" links hackers across the word with the goal of committing acts of civil disobedience online.

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    Most recently, the "AntiSec" hacking group - linked to "Anonymous" - claimed last weekend that it had "defaced and destroyed" the websites of scores of US police agencies in retaliation for the arrests of cyber attack suspects.

    Comments 27 Comments
    1. Gaza's Avatar
      Gaza -
      Okay? This is almost like killing Google.
    1. predateur's Avatar
      predateur -
      funny groupe ok i will wait 3 months to see facebook inaccessible for 3 (seconds? minutes? hours or days lol)
    1. iLOVENZB's Avatar
      iLOVENZB -
      The fact that it's all the way in November means that this operation is going to be pretty big and they're gonna put some effort into planning it.
    1. WHiKWiRE's Avatar
      WHiKWiRE -
      I'm down
    1. sandman_1's Avatar
      sandman_1 -
      I will lol when the wife cant't get on her Facebook account. That will be such a good day.
    1. Oluwa's Avatar
      Oluwa -
      Good,get rid off it forever! Only for people that have no life and cry for attention!
    1. bobbintb's Avatar
      bobbintb -
      "If you are a willing hacktivist or a guy who just wants to protect the freedom of information then join the cause and kill Facebook for the sake of your own privacy."
      this makes absolutely no fucking sense. i supported anonymous at first but their recent actions have been irresponsible and just plain stupid. not that i really care about facebook though. they dont understand anything about the issues they are protesting against. not that i pretend to know it all but, really? its not that the government is "spying" on us collecting intel. like anyone gives a shit about your personal lives anyway. there are very specific laws, rules, and regulations that only certain element of the government can collect on US citizens when it applies to their mission relating to national security. i cant stand these self indulgent pricks that think that they are so awesomely interesting and important and badass or whatever delusions they may have about themselves to think that hundreds of people in a dozen organizations have nothing better to do than spy on their facebook page. there is way more too it than that.
    1. a7x's Avatar
      a7x -
      LOL what a joke.
    1. Xbox_360's Avatar
      Xbox_360 -
      Unless they can actually get 100% access to the servers and the backups and delete the data there is no other way to "kill" Facebook. I sure would love to see the addicted Facebook users face if and when the site where to go down.
    1. mjmacky's Avatar
      mjmacky -
      Quote Originally Posted by Oluwa View Post
      Good,get rid off it forever! Only for people that have no life and cry for attention!
      "Only for people"?

      You people really make it easy to have your statements completely invalidated with your own diction.
    1. Funkin''s Avatar
      Funkin' -
      I would be extremely impressed if they could actually 'kill' it. But I'm doubtful.
    1. anon's Avatar
      anon -
      Quote Originally Posted by Xbox_360 View Post
      Unless they can actually get 100% access to the servers and the backups and delete the data there is no other way to "kill" Facebook.
      This.
    1. duke0102's Avatar
      duke0102 -
      I found a semi hidden link to properly delete your account on facebook off some site, I'm sure it even said it'll be deleted on the screen and non recoverable. I hope this was right...
    1. anon's Avatar
      anon -
      That link does "delete" your account instead of just deactivating it. It's what I used it when I killed my account after deciding I had nothing to do there. However, as it is the case with most major services on the Internet these days, it doesn't really remove your data from the server (or backups) for good.
    1. duke0102's Avatar
      duke0102 -
      Cheers for the reply Anon. That doesn't surprise me though
    1. Cubbie's Avatar
      Cubbie -
      Quote Originally Posted by sandman_1 View Post
      I will lol when the wife cant't get on her Facebook account. That will be such a good day.
      +1...me too.
    1. tesco's Avatar
      tesco -
      Quote Originally Posted by Xbox_360 View Post
      Unless they can actually get 100% access to the servers and the backups and delete the data there is no other way to "kill" Facebook. I sure would love to see the addicted Facebook users face if and when the site where to go down.
      They could "kill" it if they were to launch a never-ending ddos attack that lasted for as long as Facebook was a company. I somehow doubt they could do that.
    1. Xbox_360's Avatar
      Xbox_360 -
      They could but as soon as arrests and fines happen a lot of people would stop. I doubt they would sit by and do nothing losing profits.
    1. kick's Avatar
      kick -
      fuck the government