introduction to anonymous

ANONYMOUS

We are Anonymous.We are Legion.

We do not forgive.We do not forget.

Expect us

Organization and Tactics

• No central leadership• No roster of

membership• No membership

requirements• Anyone may come and

go as they see fit• No expectation of

continuing membership

• Denial of Service attacks (DDoS)

• Physical protests as needed

• Activism from the shadows

• Awareness of free speech issues

• Humor used as a reason and as a method

Anonymous in Name and Deed

• Keeping identity hidden is considered key

• This applies to both online and offline actions in the name of Anonymous

• Only the individual should be able to reveal their identity, no one should be outed

Anonymous in Name and Deed• Preferred mask is Guy

Fawkes from the movie ‘V for Vendetta’

• The key concept of V? People shouldn’t be afraid of their governments, governments should be afraid of their people.

Project Chanology

• February 10, 2008• 7000 Protestors

Worldwide• 93 Cities• Protesting

Scientology• Further protests on

15 March• No legal action taken

Westboro Baptist Church

• Claimed Anonymous stated an intent to attack the church for it’s positions on gays

• Westboro responded with attacks on Anonymous in press and other media

• Anonymous denied the claim…they ‘had something better to do’

• Anonymous responded…

Further Actions

• Operations against:– Bank of America– Sony– PayPal– US Military– Amazon.com

• All in defense of WikiLeaks• There have been many operations – almost all

regarding free speech:

Anonymous Seems Here To Stay

• Active since 2006• Decentralized model allows many

simultaneous projects, all with full ‘staffing’ and support

• There will always be young people with programming skills and a desire for change

• They are indeed legion…