Hackers attack Polish govt website to protest anti-piracy treatyFebruary 8, 2012 - 20:43 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Hackers on Wednesday, February 8 shut down Poland's Culture Ministry website, in a protest against a controversial internet anti-piracy treaty that has already sparked nationwide protests. The website was to publish documents dealing with the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) which Poland signed but has so far not ratified. Last week, Prime Minister Donald Tusk postponed the treaty's ratification for at least a year, saying internet activists had been underrepresented at previous meetings on the agreement. The treaty, which aims to protect intellectual property rights, has been signed by 31 countries so far, but also caused a backlash in Slovakia and the Czech Republic. Critics say it will cause intrusive surveillance and censorship. Hackers had previously attacked other Polish government websites, including that of parliament and the prime minister. Top stories Yerevan will host the 2024 edition of the World Congress On Information Technology (WCIT). Rustam Badasyan said due to the lack of such regulation, the state budget is deprived of VAT revenues. Krisp’s smart noise suppression tech silences ambient sounds and isolates your voice for calls. Gurgen Khachatryan claimed that the "illegalities have been taking place in 2020." Partner news Most popular in the section | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. |