Re: Internet bigots hijack Downing St website

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Forwarded by: The Dodger <dodger () 2600 com>

> The Downing Street internet pages have been hijacked by
> extremists and bigots accusing Britain of war crimes and
> other injustices.

This is slightly misleading. No pages were defaced, no hacking or security
breaches were involved. What happened was that these comments were posted
to a section of the Number 10 site where anyone can post messages and
comments (after registering). Saying that the Downing Street pages were
"hijacked" is a bit like saying that Slashdot was hijacked because some
A.C.'s posted some off-topic messages attacking the US Government.

Typical of what I've come to expect from News International's newspapers
(Times, Sunday Times, Sun, etc.).

D.

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