A member of Anonymous group has been arrested by Hong Kong Police after he reportedly said on Social Networking Site Facebook that he would hack several government websites.
“The Internet is not a virtual world of lawlessness,” a police spokesman said, adding that the man was required to report back to the police in October.
He will face Jail up to 5 Months if he found guilty, that hacker is associated with the Hacker Group Anonymous the South China Morning post said. The group is said to have 20 members in the semi-autonomous Chinese territory, which guarantees civil liberties not seen on the mainland, including freedom of speech.
The police spokesman declined to confirm his link to Anonymous. The last posting on the “Anonymous HK” Facebook page on July 22 urged authorities to show “respect” to citizens.
