Hackers call for PayPal boycott

[cory777]

Source: BBC News

Two high profile hacker groups have called on their followers to boycott PayPal over its continued refusal to handle donations to Wikileaks.

Anonymous and Lulz Security issued a joint statement asking supporters to withdraw funds and close their accounts.

PayPal froze Wikileaks' assets after it released stolen US diplomatic cables.

The company declined to comment on the boycott because of ongoing legal action over attempts to hack its website.



Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-14308407

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[tsuki]

1. I have not used PayPal since the Andy Stephenson drive. No problem

boycotting.

[Mnemosyne]

4. Neither have I and will never again. n/t

[EFerrari]

7. Me, either. n/t

[midnight]

2. Does anyone have suggestions for those of us who want to support this effort and don't

want to use pay pall. Who are their competitors. Thanks.

[MADem]

3. Do they even have competitors? I don't think they do. nt

[zalinda]

5. You can find an alternative here

The top part of the site is hawking a book, but it gives what looks to be a very thorough review of other methods.


http://www.screw-paypal.com/alternatives/top_pick.html If you look around the site, they also mention other alternatives.

zalinda

[Wait Wut]

6. I heard PayPal is terrified of the boycott.

:rofl:

[sudopod]

9. Look at those silly activists doing things, ROFL. nt

[sudopod]

8. Give my money to an unregulated financial institution?

What could possibly go wrong?

[go west young man]

10. A happy boycotter here.

No Pay Pal for me. They screwed Wikileaks. They screwed with the truth.

[saras]

11. It's not like there isn't a thousand OTHER reasons to boycott them...