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by NoPie 1697 days ago
I think that the point – to show that the certificate system is about total nazi style control.
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I think you're wrong here. They're not showing any Nazi style control, just hackers often display their results in ways that are edgy in order to draw attention to themselves from the mainstream media.
Well, they could have chosen the name of EU president or some head of the state, or Jesus. This one is selected with a message on top of all this attention seeking.
Nobody cares who the EU president is, but everyone in the word knows who Adolf Hitler was, so it's an edgy and effective way to grab headlines.