A conference call between the FBI and Scotland Yard discussing their work against a group of internet hackers, was hacked into by Anonymous activists, who posted details of the call on the web.

The cops were discussing their efforts to co-ordinate attempts to prosecute those responsible for the LulzSec attacks which included hacking into Sony’s PlayStation network, and disabling the CIA’s website.

The breach apparently occurred at the US end, the latest in a long list of security lapses.

The attacks come in the wake of the FBI’s offensive against the Megaupload website, shutting it down and issuing arrest warrants for 4 of its owners.

Despite the withdrawal of two internet censorship bills from the US congress, the struggle for freedom of the internet is continuing.

From Bradley Manning, locked up naked in solitary confinement for months, to the persecution of teenage hackers, the security services  are determined to crackdown on hackers and other ‘cyber criminals’.

As domestic attacks on the internet are increasing, so are our government’s undeclared wars against other countries’ internet infrastructure. Iran, China and the US are increasingly caught up in skirmishes, probing each others’ internet  security.

During the August Riots, the Tories called for Twitter to be shut down, and Twitter itself has just announced that it can censor tweets by country.

During the Arab Spring, Mubarak and Gadaffi tried to shut down the internet. In Syria, Asad has used it to gather information on the opposition.

The internet is a powerful weapon for whoever controls it. We oppose censorship and will fight against any attempts to restrict access or information online.

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