Designer arrested over pro-Wikileaks Anonymous press release

[Matariki]

Alex Tapanaris, whose name appears in the document properties for a PDF press release attributed to Anonymous during last week's pro-Wikileaks DDOS-a-thon, has been arrested. His web site is now offline, too.

http://www.boingboing.net/2010/12/16/report-designer-arre.html

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

1. I wonder what the charges are?

[aquart]

2. Arrested by whom?

[CoffeeCat]

3. Arrested for what?

Writing a press release?

[redirish28]

4. Sounds like Obama Administration may start going after ANYONE who supports wikileaks

[toddaa]

5. Another Frank Zappa fulfilled prophecy

"The illusion of freedom will continue as long as it’s profitable to continue the illusion. At the point where the illusion becomes too expensive to maintain, they will just take down the scenery, they will pull back the curtains, they will move the tables and chairs out of the way and you will see the brick wall at the back of the theater."

[SidDithers]

6. If the dude is dumb enough to leave his name in document properties...

he's probably not part of Anon.

Sid

[Matariki]

7. ;-)

what I was thinking

[Occam Bandage]

8. Anon is anyone who claims to be part of Anon.

Are you on /b/? Do you have a few minutes free? Can you figure out how to download and run LOIC? Congratulations, you're part of Anon.

[SidDithers]

11. I'm chargin' mah lazer...nt

Sid

[Matariki]

9. The guy is in Greece.

The info is really vague. Either this is the sort of thing that comes out before official news or it's just hearsay. It's reposted from BoingBoing. Worth paying attention to - but may be nothing.

[Rex]

10. Welcome to the jungle.

This is just the start of a round of 'wack the mole'. I doubt any of this is true.