Tuesday, October 2, 2012

Black Protest Against Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012

Facebook users started to post black profiles photos Tuesday to protest against Republic Act 10175 otherwise known as "Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012." 

Various opinions and statement of disgusts circulated in cyberspace and even trended worldwide via twitter.com on the so-called Digital Martial Law.

The following senators who voted to pass the law were also subjected to negative critics.

    1. Sen. Tito Sotto
    2. Sen. Bong Revilla
    3. Sen. Manny Villar
    4. Sen. Lito Lapid
    5. Sen. Koko Pimentel
    6. Sen. Jinggoy Estrada
    7. Sen. Loren Legarda
    8. Sen. Chiz Escudero
    9. Sen. Ping Lacson
    10. Sen. Gringo Honasan
    11. Sen. Pia Cayetano
    12. Sen. Bongbong Marcos
    13. Sen. Ralph Recto

Meanwhile, hackers and at the same time activists (hacktivists) called Anonymous Philippines joined the cause by defacing different websites of the Government which include: 
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), National Telecommunications Commission (NTC), Pilipinas Anti-Piracy Team (PAPT), Philippine Information Agency (PIA), Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), Metropolitcan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS), Optical Media Board (OMB), and Philippine Nuclear Research Institute (PNRI).

In an article published by spot.ph and shared by gmanetwork.com entitled: Digital Martial Law: 10 scary things about the Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012, they have listed the 10 scariest parts of the said law.

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