Sunday, April 01, 2012

Anonymous: cyber super-heroes or master manipulators?

The Patriot Resistance is looking for a hero.

Anonymous, the group of hacker activists, has applied for the position.

Their resume includes hacking the US Federal Trade Commission and taking down the Department of Justice website. They send sternly worded warnings before the cyber-attacks take place. It's the kind of thing that makes the rest of us yearn to learn Linux and code so that we can participate in the fun.

But are we jumping on a bandwagon designed to take us for a quick ride to the closest Fema Re-education Center? Is Anonymous actually on our side, or is the group actually a psy-ops plant - an agent provocateur?

The members of Anonymous have set themselves up as the cyber-Robin Hoods of the internet. They have issued a statement informing the world of their plan to take down the 'net this Saturday. Full story...

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