> The team obviously (re)branded themselves Anonymous to take any heat off their own identities [...] That's all I did when I joined various anti-Scientology p

> The team obviously (re)branded themselves Anonymous to take any heat off their own identities [...] That's all I did when I joined various anti-Scientology protests. It's not like anyone is an official member. > Also, being part of Anonymous may scare the target firm's executives into not retaliating - that's smart. It is. Attacking them will look like attacking Wikileaks and will only strengthen Anonymous's cred, legal and otherwise.