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Are we really asking the right questions? I mean, for us guys, who are not part of Anonymous, does it really matter how strong their hierarchy is? For me other

by erikb 15y ago

Are we really asking the right questions? I mean, for us guys, who are not part of Anonymous, does it really matter how strong their hierarchy is? For me other questions matter a lot more. Like, how does Anonymous influence our laws and how do these apply to my daily life? Maybe they help making organisations who possess a lot of power, to consider the public oppinion more (like Sony, Paypal, and so on). Or maybe they help the governments more to convince big organisations like Google and Facebook to spy on ME. AnonOps is for sure not the one, who dictates which questions matter for me and which don't. I hope the scientists who try to analysie the Anonymous situation don't forget that, despite spending so much time in the surroundings of them.

PostOnce 15y ago
"us guys, who are not part of Anonymous" Anyone can be part of Anonymous at any time just by saying so. At least, this is my idea of Anonymous. If Anonymous is doing something you like, you can either follow instructions that some other random (possibly secretly organized) person/group has posted to the internet, or you can simply decide what you think would be a productive action for you to take. Anonymous doesn't like Organization X, and wished to cause them economic harm by DDoSing their servers, you join in the DDoS, or, if you are more thoroughly versed in infosec, you can engage in a different sort of attack. If you don't support what Anonymous is doing at that particular moment, you can simply choose not to participate. My idea of Anonymous is that it changes from day to day, both in members and in structure. It may become more or less organized depending on who views themself as a member on that particular day, or who supports the currently popular "operation". This may be a naive, misinformed, or idealistic view, but it's the view I've always had. Anonymous can't be disassembled, since you could imprison every member of Anonymous today, and tomorrow an entirely different group of people could reconstitute it to just as much effect. I would be glad to hear alternative opinions of the nature of Anonymous.

by erikb 15y ago

PostOnce 15y ago

"us guys, who are not part of Anonymous" Anyone can be part of Anonymous at any time just by saying so. At least, this is my idea of Anonymous. If Anonymous is doing something you like, you can either follow instructions that some other random (possibly secretly organized) person/group has posted to the internet, or you can simply decide what you think would be a productive action for you to take. Anonymous doesn't like Organization X, and wished to cause them economic harm by DDoSing their servers, you join in the DDoS, or, if you are more thoroughly versed in infosec, you can engage in a different sort of attack. If you don't support what Anonymous is doing at that particular moment, you can simply choose not to participate. My idea of Anonymous is that it changes from day to day, both in members and in structure. It may become more or less organized depending on who views themself as a member on that particular day, or who supports the currently popular "operation". This may be a naive, misinformed, or idealistic view, but it's the view I've always had. Anonymous can't be disassembled, since you could imprison every member of Anonymous today, and tomorrow an entirely different group of people could reconstitute it to just as much effect. I would be glad to hear alternative opinions of the nature of Anonymous.