Mon, Apr 18, 2011 | 13:03 BST

Anonymous Sony Centre sit-ins fail to cause a stir

After stating last week that it was dissatisfied with the out of court settlement between Sony and George ‘GeoHot’ Hotz, hacktivist group Anonymous went ahead with its planned in-store protests over the weekend. Reports suggest it was far from anarchy.

The action, dubbed Operation Sony, followed accusations by Anonymous of Sony’s “privacy infringement.”

“By forcing social networking sites such as YouTube and Facebook to hand over IP addresses of those who have viewed [videos demonstrating PlayStation hacking techniques, Sony has] performed an act of privacy invasion,” the group said via a YouTube video.

The protest was intended to disrupt business at Sony Centres around the globe, though reports from the official Facebook page suggest that participation was low. Videos have emerged of the one or two UK-based stores apparently remaining closed in response to the proposed action, though demonstrator turnout at these stores was also low or non-existent.

Anonymous has announced via its Facebook page that the protests will continue.

Thanks, Eurogamer.

13 comments

daytripper
18/04/11, 1:07 pm

I was hoping the cops would have give em a good kicking

Blerk
18/04/11, 1:08 pm

Seems it all falls apart when it requires teenage drama-queens to actually get out of bed in order to protest.

Erthazus
18/04/11, 1:10 pm

Anonymous and Facebook?

Wow……..

Ireland Michael
18/04/11, 1:20 pm

“…hacktivist group Anonymous…”

Can we stop acting like this is some important and meaningful group of people here? Have you ever looked at their Youtube channel? Until this Sony thing got promoted on gaming websites, their videos received almost no exposure at all, despite video threats against the likes of… the Egyptian government.

I mean, were this actually the official Anonymous Youtube channel, I might take this somewhat seriously. But it isn’t. They’re a bunch of amateurs following an Internet fad because they have nothing better to do with their lives.

Stop giving these retarded individuals attention, please.

Zurtech
18/04/11, 1:41 pm

Wow, there’s a shocker. I never saw that comin in my crystal ball, honest. -_^

joseangelhe
18/04/11, 2:02 pm

@#3 Yeah…

KrazyKraut
18/04/11, 2:39 pm

failonymous

#1 agreed mate

Cee
18/04/11, 2:47 pm

Well, they plan to do another protest in which they claim the first was a moderate success

http://vgn365.com/2011/04/18/anonymous-sony-well-be-launching-largest-protest-ever-we-really-mean-it/

http://vgn365.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/OpSony.png