Anonymous And The War Over The Internet

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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/30/anonymous-internet-war_n_1233977.html

On the origins, tactics, strategies, and motivations of members of Anonymous.

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[polaris93]

You're quite right on all counts. Anonymous is sitting on an enormous volcano that is primed to blow, and doesn't seem to be aware of it. Among other things, they uncover great numbers of credit-card numbers and other extremely valuable commodities and expose them to the world. Not only is this an extremely nasty form of theft, but it can cause literally millions of card-users to be badly hurt financially. Then there's identity theft, especially the social security numbers of children. Once those are ripped off, the uses to which they are put will damage someone's credit for life. The public is justifiably outraged over this, equal parts anger and fear informing their attitude; and governments have every incentive to go after the bastards who do this. Anonymous plays this for laughs -- but the cops have the guns and the attorneys and their own hackers and will eventually nail the worst offenders among Anonymous. Anonymous is into frivolous cruelty against people who are, by and large, innocent of anything deserving of it. This never ends well.