The Operation Payback Manifesto from the online hacker group Anonymous was a fascinating read. The group claims its purpose is to fight for the free flow of information and the freedom of speech. The hackers say that any institution or individual that actively works to disrupt these rights will become a target. They will be targeted by having their online world disrupted. For instance, if a corporation engages in censorship of information, anonymous will occupy critical bandwidth resources that corporation needs to be active online. In this sense, the group writes, they are no different than the civil rights protestors of the 1960s.
I find anonymous to be absolutely fascinating. Ordinary citizens know how to protest in the streets with signs
I find anonymous to be absolutely fascinating. Ordinary citizens know how to protest in the streets with signs