Internet/Anonymous

About

Anonymous is a peer-based organization which began in 2003 on 4chan, an internet forum. While most of their operations appear to be directed against private web sites, they have also acted as citizen infrastructure.

Operations

• /OpBlitzkrieg (Facebook EtherPad: targets, flyers, tools...)
• /OpSouthernland (AnonNews: collecting supplies, equipment, and skilled labor to help clean up after the 2011 tornado outbreak, in cooperation with Presstorm's Operation Cleanup
• /OpIran (Word document: What is #OpIran?)

Links

Semi-Official

• news site
• IRC server

Reference

• Wikipedia

News

• 2011/07/07 11:17 UTC [L..T] headline::AntiSec: Anonymous hackers show Orlando Police taking food from hungry children
• 2011/05/03 [L..T] Yes, you should join Anonymous “despite [Anonymous's] somewhat ironic transparency, there remain a few points of misunderstanding that we encounter when it comes time to recruit [...] I've composed the following FAQ by which to address those myths along with common questions and concerns that we often encounter.”