Anonymous is an internet group that defies the odds of distance and power, using various ethical methods that posts their righteous ideas onto the web. They use a combination of DDoS attacks, Black Faxes, Google Bombs, and peaceful marches that represent a Martin Luther King type protest. Anonymous knows no bounds and will continue to thrive on 4chan’s /b/ section and through Twitter.
Anonymous originated on 4chan’s /b/ section, which is a forum that random people can make random posts based on different ideas and things to do. The initiative behind Anonymous was created from 4chan that makes every post from a user labeled as “Anonymous.” Anonymous’s first operation involved the Church of Scientology when they wanted to erase Tom Cruise’s leaked …show more content…
In cities all across the world Anons collaborate together and contact each other to organize peaceful Anonymous protests against impurities and public evils located around the world. “On March 15, 2008, several thousand Anons marched past Scientology churches in more than a hundred cities, from London to Sydney. In keeping with the theme of anonymity, the organizers decided that all the protesters should wear versions of the same mask. After considering Batman, they settled on the Guy Fawkes mask worn in “V for Vendetta,” a dystopian movie from 2005. “It was available in every major city, in large quantities, for cheap,” Gregg Housh, one of the organizers of the protests and a well-known Anon, told me. The mask was a caricature of a man with rosy cheeks, a handlebar mustache, and a wide grin.” (“An Inside Look at Anonymous, the Radical Hacking Collective” The New Yorker) This shows that Anonymous wants everyone in the world to be able to have a role in their peaceful protest. Anons and supporters would march together, wearing Guy Fawkes masks to represent their anonymity, and their unity as an organization that wants peace and freedom around the …show more content…
“One of them posted images on /b/ of what looked like pipe bombs; another threatened to blow up several football stadiums and was arrested by the F.B.I. In 2007,” (“An Inside Look at Anonymous, the Radical Hacking Collective” The New Yorker) showing the blatant threats directed toward the public in a genocidal manner. Also, in a book about Anonymous’s antics with the Federal Government it states the following, “Since chatting with a hacker from Anonymous named Topiary, he had thought he was in the clear. Now he knew someone had hacked his HBGary Federal account, possibly accessing tens of thousands of internal emails, then locked him out,” (page 8. Olson, Parmy) showing that Anons used a brute force attack to hack a Federal Agent's account which contained several classified emails that was not supposed to be viewed by the public. This shows Anonymous’ ways of using hacking methods improperly, and in an immoral fashion.
Anonymous, the undetectable activist group, uses many ways to put their opinions and ideas around the globe. They do these in an ethical fashion, getting their point across while being peaceful and precise. All the evidence presented by The New Yorker and Parmy Olson’s book on Anonymous, shows how peaceful and sincere Anonymous’ methods are.
Anonymous originated on 4chan’s /b/ section, which is a forum that random people can make random posts based on different ideas and things to do. The initiative behind Anonymous was created from 4chan that makes every post from a user labeled as “Anonymous.” Anonymous’s first operation involved the Church of Scientology when they wanted to erase Tom Cruise’s leaked …show more content…
In cities all across the world Anons collaborate together and contact each other to organize peaceful Anonymous protests against impurities and public evils located around the world. “On March 15, 2008, several thousand Anons marched past Scientology churches in more than a hundred cities, from London to Sydney. In keeping with the theme of anonymity, the organizers decided that all the protesters should wear versions of the same mask. After considering Batman, they settled on the Guy Fawkes mask worn in “V for Vendetta,” a dystopian movie from 2005. “It was available in every major city, in large quantities, for cheap,” Gregg Housh, one of the organizers of the protests and a well-known Anon, told me. The mask was a caricature of a man with rosy cheeks, a handlebar mustache, and a wide grin.” (“An Inside Look at Anonymous, the Radical Hacking Collective” The New Yorker) This shows that Anonymous wants everyone in the world to be able to have a role in their peaceful protest. Anons and supporters would march together, wearing Guy Fawkes masks to represent their anonymity, and their unity as an organization that wants peace and freedom around the …show more content…
“One of them posted images on /b/ of what looked like pipe bombs; another threatened to blow up several football stadiums and was arrested by the F.B.I. In 2007,” (“An Inside Look at Anonymous, the Radical Hacking Collective” The New Yorker) showing the blatant threats directed toward the public in a genocidal manner. Also, in a book about Anonymous’s antics with the Federal Government it states the following, “Since chatting with a hacker from Anonymous named Topiary, he had thought he was in the clear. Now he knew someone had hacked his HBGary Federal account, possibly accessing tens of thousands of internal emails, then locked him out,” (page 8. Olson, Parmy) showing that Anons used a brute force attack to hack a Federal Agent's account which contained several classified emails that was not supposed to be viewed by the public. This shows Anonymous’ ways of using hacking methods improperly, and in an immoral fashion.
Anonymous, the undetectable activist group, uses many ways to put their opinions and ideas around the globe. They do these in an ethical fashion, getting their point across while being peaceful and precise. All the evidence presented by The New Yorker and Parmy Olson’s book on Anonymous, shows how peaceful and sincere Anonymous’ methods are.