tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8349632196064141356.post6827199940597525046..comments2023-10-29T23:01:38.581+08:00Comments on The Asia File: Singapore hack attacks reveal growing importance of citizen journalism sitesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8349632196064141356.post-45299405182751925642010-01-11T16:32:36.000+08:002010-01-11T16:32:36.000+08:00I think the PAP have moved on a bit since the 1960...I think the PAP have moved on a bit since the 1960s. I don't doubt that they are concerned about the rise of alternative voices on the internet but I personally find it hard to believe they would employ such primitive hacking techniques.<br /><br />What's the point in shutting down access to The Online Citizen or Temasek Review for just a few hours? What would the govt stand to gain?Ben Blandhttp://theasiafile.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8349632196064141356.post-5979997495383749592010-01-10T19:15:23.000+08:002010-01-10T19:15:23.000+08:00Ben, I think u r wrong. To clamp down openly will ...Ben, I think u r wrong. To clamp down openly will do more damage to their international image than to engage others to mount an attack. Engaging in illegal activities to further their agenda is nothing new to the pap government. In the 60's they resorted to gangsters/arsonists to clear villages on the cheap to make way for development. A few of them were caught redhanded and nothing came out of it when they were handed over to the police. I lived through that period in Singapore and witnessed it.Anonymoushttp://theasiafile.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com