Anti-Sony Hackers Attacking Employee Families, Children

I support, in principle, the idea that jailbreaking a device like the PlayStation 3 is and ought to remain legal, but the stunts above just seem wrongheaded and juvenile, conflating activism with vandalism, and free speech with sabotage.

It get worse: An even more militantly anti-Sony Anonymous offshoot calling itself "SonyRecon" says it's targeting Sony individuals, unearthing employee personal details, then posting them in public spaces. Some may even be sleuthing for information about employees' children: At one point, a hacker complained "No one found ANY info on Stringers [sic] kids" (in reference to Howard Stringer, president and CEO of Sony Corporation).

That's more than disturbing, it's reprehensible--a clear example of how not to win friends and influence others, and how to undermine your argument by engaging in depravity.

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