Seems like the original author is only commenting on Reddit. It's surprising that this was posted to /r/Anarchism instead of a bigger subreddit like /r/tech or

Seems like the original author is only commenting on Reddit. It's surprising that this was posted to /r/Anarchism instead of a bigger subreddit like /r/tech or /r/politics. That makes me think that the original leaker was already involved in the /r/Anarchism community in some way. Interesting comments from the author on the Reddit thread: """ Not just replying to you, but directed at everyone that'll say I should've leaked it to some organization and that it's 'irresponsible' to dump the raw data on everyone or something: I'm unconvinced that news stories about government's surveillance capabilities are actually effective in fighting those systems of control. Listening to stories all day about how we're all being hacked and spied on just feels disempowering. When everyone can participate it's more empowering, more fun, and far more effective. Gamma deliberately avoided storing identifying information about their customers, the customers I've managed to identify so far are from looking at the metadata in the documents they sent finfisher support staff and other mistakes they made. The more eyes looking at it, they more we'll find. I want the researchers at citizen lab and elsewhere who have been researching finfisher attacks to use this data in whatever way it'll help them. I want whoever wants to try their hand at forensics to be able to look through it and find what they can about Gamma's customers. I want programmers, hackers, and reverse engineers to have access so they can analyze the software and take it apart. In enabling people with diverse talents to actively participate in the research, we can hopefully develop a better understanding of the tools, organizations, and methods of operation involved in these attacks so that those targeted can actually defend themselves, not just read headlines about how powerful the organizations targeting them are. I want everyone having access to the data, not just the headlines! Seed the torrent! """ """What rechelon said about the EFF. They're reformist lawyers that do some good work, but are terrified of anything too radical or illegal. There's no way they'd touch this, they aren't wikileaks. In the unlikely event that I ended up on trial for this, EFF probably wouldn't even help with the legal defense. They help with some hacking related cases like weev's or DeCSS, because those cases were on the edge of the law and legal precedent was being set. The EFF does not defend computer hackers if it's not setting legal precedent and aligning with their reformist goals. """ It'll be very interesting to see how this aspect plays out. I expect "anarchist hacker" headlines before long.