.. I think its more like in terms of 'having something productive to do that the Masters will enjoy hearing about at the end of the month', in the case of GCHQ.

.. I think its more like in terms of 'having something productive to do that the Masters will enjoy hearing about at the end of the month', in the case of GCHQ. My assessment of the people I know who work at GCHQ (quite a few, actually) is that they are all authority-worshipping lackeys of the 'management class' they serve. Hacking Anonymous gives them a way of justifying their hacker lifestyles to the toffs that rule them. Its a cultural thing.