Anonymous Member Banned By Court From Using His Real Name Online

[CodeMage]

http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110912/10255815907/guy-accused-being-part-anonymous-banned-court-using-his-real-name-online.shtml

[swores]

The other thing that tickled me was (this is from the Forbes article):

"A 17-year-old student who cannot be named for legal reasons"

Yeah, I appreciate why that is and why it makes sense, but it doesn't make it any less ironic that somebody from 'Anonymous' can't be named in the coverage of this case.

[troels → swores]

Well, he wouldn't be anonymous then, would he?

[_delirium]

This seems like a sort of failed attempt to apply the "released but cannot associate with [previous associates]" bail condition to the internet. The first attempt was: can use the internet, but can't post on social networks; and then that was narrowed to, can post on social networks, but can't post with your 'normal' identity to your existing networks.

[sedev]

At last, the court has discovered the deadly weakness of hackers to being forced to use their legal names!

Wait, what?

The decision makes a very, very sad statement about the court's understanding of the issues at hand.

[aw3c2]

Better link (and actual source...): http://www.forbes.com/sites/parmyolson/2011/09/07/court-lets...

[eslachance]

Oh no! That means he can't use Google +!

[pyre → eslachance]

That's ok though. This is exactly the type of riffraff that Google wants to keep out of its gated community.

[bh42222 → pyre]

That and anyone who has a stalker, or is not out of the closet, or is a political activist in a non-democracy, etc. Google doesn't like those people.

[_3u10 → bh42222]

There is no such thing as a "real name" anyway. The whole idea is quite silly. Is Lady Gaga allowed on Google+?

[dlikhten → _3u10]

What about Pilot Inspektor? That poor child is going to have fun getting on G+ when he's old enough.

https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Jason_Lee_%28...

[drdaeman → _3u10]

There is such thing as a "legal name", though.

[eru → _3u10]

In Germany there's something as a "real name".

[pavel_lishin]

Does this mean he's barred from making purchases online with credit cards taken out in his name?

[tedunangst → pavel_lishin]

Unless his credit card only has his first name on it, no. Did you read the article?

[tedunangst]

I know his first name is the offending name. I doubt his credit card only says "Peter" on it.

[catshirt → tedunangst]

deleted for ignorant sarcasm. :)

[atomicdog → tedunangst]

Bad news for Cher if she ever joins Anonymous.

[atomicdog]

What self respecting hacker would use his real name online?

-M0rpheus

[hopeless]

I'm not going to read the article so I can continue to believe this is little Bobby Tables: http://xkcd.com/327/