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Anonymous Member Banned By Court From Using His Real Name Online

100 points by CodeMage 15y ago

pavel_lishin 15y ago
Does this mean he's barred from making purchases online with credit cards taken out in his name?
- tedunangst 15y ago
  Unless his credit card only has his first name on it, no. Did you read the article?
  - deleted 15y ago
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    - tedunangst 15y ago
      I know his first name is the offending name. I doubt his credit card only says "Peter" on it.
      - catshirt 15y ago
        deleted for ignorant sarcasm. :)
  - atomicdog 15y ago
    Bad news for Cher if she ever joins Anonymous.
eslachance 15y ago
Oh no! That means he can't use Google +!
- pyre 15y ago
  That's ok though. This is exactly the type of riffraff that Google wants to keep out of its gated community.
  - bh42222 15y ago
    That and anyone who has a stalker, or is not out of the closet, or is a political activist in a non-democracy, etc. Google doesn't like those people.
    - fleitz 15y ago
      There is no such thing as a "real name" anyway. The whole idea is quite silly. Is Lady Gaga allowed on Google+?
      - dlikhten 15y ago
        What about Pilot Inspektor? That poor child is going to have fun getting on G+ when he's old enough. https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Jason_Lee_%28actor%29 https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Jason_Lee_%28...
      - eru 15y ago
        In Germany there's something as a "real name".
      - drdaeman 15y ago
        There is such thing as a "legal name", though.
corin_ 15y ago
The other thing that tickled me was (this is from the Forbes article): "A 17-year-old student who cannot be named for legal reasons" Yeah, I appreciate why that is and why it makes sense, but it doesn't make it any less ironic that somebody from 'Anonymous' can't be named in the coverage of this case.
- troels 15y ago
  Well, he wouldn't be anonymous then, would he?
_delirium 15y ago
This seems like a sort of failed attempt to apply the "released but cannot associate with [previous associates]" bail condition to the internet. The first attempt was: can use the internet, but can't post on social networks; and then that was narrowed to, can post on social networks, but can't post with your 'normal' identity to your existing networks.
hopeless 15y ago
I'm not going to read the article so I can continue to believe this is little Bobby Tables: http://xkcd.com/327/ http://xkcd.com/327/
aw3c2 15y ago
Better link (and actual source...): http://www.forbes.com/sites/parmyolson/2011/09/07/court-lets-anonymous-suspects-keep-using-twitter/ http://www.forbes.com/sites/parmyolson/2011/09/07/court-lets...
sedev 15y ago
At last, the court has discovered the deadly weakness of hackers to being forced to use their legal names! Wait, what? The decision makes a very, very sad statement about the court's understanding of the issues at hand.
atomicdog 15y ago
What self respecting hacker would use his real name online? -M0rpheus

100 points by CodeMage 15y ago

pavel_lishin 15y ago

Does this mean he's barred from making purchases online with credit cards taken out in his name?

tedunangst 15y ago
Unless his credit card only has his first name on it, no. Did you read the article?
- deleted 15y ago
  [deleted]
  - tedunangst 15y ago
    I know his first name is the offending name. I doubt his credit card only says "Peter" on it.
    - catshirt 15y ago
      deleted for ignorant sarcasm. :)
- atomicdog 15y ago
  Bad news for Cher if she ever joins Anonymous.

eslachance 15y ago

Oh no! That means he can't use Google +!

pyre 15y ago
That's ok though. This is exactly the type of riffraff that Google wants to keep out of its gated community.
- bh42222 15y ago
  That and anyone who has a stalker, or is not out of the closet, or is a political activist in a non-democracy, etc. Google doesn't like those people.
  - fleitz 15y ago
    There is no such thing as a "real name" anyway. The whole idea is quite silly. Is Lady Gaga allowed on Google+?
    - dlikhten 15y ago
      What about Pilot Inspektor? That poor child is going to have fun getting on G+ when he's old enough. https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Jason_Lee_%28actor%29 https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Jason_Lee_%28...
    - eru 15y ago
      In Germany there's something as a "real name".
    - drdaeman 15y ago
      There is such thing as a "legal name", though.

corin_ 15y ago

The other thing that tickled me was (this is from the Forbes article): "A 17-year-old student who cannot be named for legal reasons" Yeah, I appreciate why that is and why it makes sense, but it doesn't make it any less ironic that somebody from 'Anonymous' can't be named in the coverage of this case.

troels 15y ago
Well, he wouldn't be anonymous then, would he?

_delirium 15y ago

This seems like a sort of failed attempt to apply the "released but cannot associate with [previous associates]" bail condition to the internet. The first attempt was: can use the internet, but can't post on social networks; and then that was narrowed to, can post on social networks, but can't post with your 'normal' identity to your existing networks.

hopeless 15y ago

I'm not going to read the article so I can continue to believe this is little Bobby Tables: http://xkcd.com/327/ http://xkcd.com/327/

aw3c2 15y ago

Better link (and actual source...): http://www.forbes.com/sites/parmyolson/2011/09/07/court-lets-anonymous-suspects-keep-using-twitter/ http://www.forbes.com/sites/parmyolson/2011/09/07/court-lets...

sedev 15y ago

At last, the court has discovered the deadly weakness of hackers to being forced to use their legal names! Wait, what? The decision makes a very, very sad statement about the court's understanding of the issues at hand.

atomicdog 15y ago

What self respecting hacker would use his real name online? -M0rpheus