Monday, July 29, 2013
Friday, June 08, 2012
Friday, June 01, 2012
Anonymous ‘Might Well Be the Most Powerful Organization on Earth’
...Q: It seems like there’s a war going on between hacktivists or information activists and law enforcement. (At least 40 alleged members of Anonymous have been arrested around the world in the last year.) Who do you think is winning right now?
So basically it shuts me down as an activist. Even if I prevail in court, I’m still shut down for two years.
A: I think it’s a stalemate at the moment. I think eventually we’ll win. I’ve always believed that right will always prevail. But at the moment the arrests have had a chilling effect on the movement. For a 30-minute online protest I’m facing 15 years in a penitentiary. For the moment that’s the only indictment against me but I expect there will be more. And it’s not just about the potential penalty but it’s the trial itself for which they delivered a terabyte of discovery. That’s about 150,000 pages for a 30-minute protest. That means my trial will be two years long and during that time I’m under strict surveillance by the FBI. I can’t access Twitter, Facebook or IRCs (Internet Relay Chats)– I can’t contact any known member of Anonymous – who are about 50,000 people around the world.
Saturday, March 24, 2012
LET'S BE CLEAR, WE ARE LEGION, BUT IT WASN'T US. YOU ARE INCOMPETENT SONY
Oddly, Anonymity which is often seen as a tool of secrecy, actually makes it easier to be transparent. Whistleblowers often don't want their identity known, for good reason. People often find it much easier to be honest, when no one knows who they are.
Friday, March 23, 2012
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Saturday, January 07, 2012
Anonymous exposes 75,000 credit card numbers
Hopefully this public spectacle will help the people of the world realize that there is a serious security issue online which needs to be addressed. A great many companies need to dramatically improve their security.