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> And let's be real. DDoS attacks are acts of digital terrorism. No, it's not. Not everything that's bad is terrorism. Terrorism is specifically about using v
by xdennis 4y ago
> And let's be real. DDoS attacks are acts of digital terrorism.
No, it's not. Not everything that's bad is terrorism.
Terrorism is specifically about using violence. Don't water down terms.
- Ticklee 4y agoSpeech can be violence. This can for instance be seen on the very website we are discussing.
- naasking 4y ago> Speech can be violence No. Don't blur this line or you not only lose credibility, you descend into absurdity.
- weberer 4y agoTerrorism includes attacks on infrastructure, not just bodily harm. Firebombing an empty building still counts. In this case, it would fall specifically within cyber terrorism. >the premeditated use of disruptive activities, or the threat thereof, against computers and/or networks, with the intention to cause harm or further social, ideological, religious, political or similar objectives. Or to intimidate any person in furtherance of such objectives https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyberterrorism#Defining_cyberterrorism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyberterrorism#Defining_cybert...