C.S.Strowbridge said:
If you have to lie to make a point, your point isn't worth making. I never said only GGers Swat.
I lied about nothing. I responded to your specific points and implications.
If that was not what you wanted to imply, perhaps you should be more careful with how you word your posts.
GamerGaters have used Swatting to stop someone from speaking out against them. That makes them a terrorist organization.
It doesn't matter how many other people have been swatted, or even if they've been swatted themselves. They are still a terrorist organization.
Does this mean Feminism is a terrorist organization? Feminists have used swatting in similar ways, so by your own criterion feminists are terrorists as well.
I suppose the same applies to virtually all religious organizations as well, seeing as people from many different religious backgrounds have committed acts of terrorism.
It's nice to know you're willing to paint with such a board brush.
In 2001 the Twin Towers were hit in a terrorist attack that killed nearly 3,000 people.
The same year, at least 50,000 people died from air pollution related illnesses.
While the big attacks are showy, there are far bigger threats than terrorism out there.
Like wise, while big cyber attacks are showy, the "the real dangers of internet terrorism" that most people face is losers like GamerGaters doxxing them and Swatting them.
No. Just...no.
Please do a little research into the reality of hacking and cybercrime. Doxxing and cyberbulling are virtually inconsequential to the dangers people face from real cybercrime. Hell, identity theft is a more significant threat to one's well being than some immature jerks "harassing" someone on Twitter.
http://www.fbi.gov/news/testimony/cybersecurity-responding-to-the-threat-of-cyber-crime-and-terrorism
http://resources.infosecinstitute.com/2013-impact-cybercrime/
http://www.smh.com.au/technology/security/cyber-crime-is-worlds-most-dangerous-criminal-threat-20100920-15iej.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/19/world/asia/nsa-tapped-into-north-korean-networks-before-sony-attack-officials-say.html?_r=1
http://www.seculert.com/blog/2013/08/new-uk-gov-report-says-cyber-crime-threats-are-more-dangerous-than-a-nuclear-attack.html
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Next time you might want to
actually quote my post instead just copy-pasting what I wrote into your own quote box. That way I'm alerted to your responses.
Otherwise it just seems like you don't want me to know of your response. That makes it look as though you don't want to face any counter-points to your argument, which in turn makes your argument seem....shaky.
And yes, Bob's still clueless on the topic. Laughably so.
And no, I'm not dismissing or ignoring the dangers of cyberbullying. Not even remotely. (I've been on the receiving end of such things) I am, however, trying to point out how absurd it is to call cyberbullying "the real threat of internet hacking and terrorism".