What happened to the hacktivist movement after the wave of international arrests a few months ago? How is it organized? What tools does it use? What relationship did it have with WikiLeaks? How were some of its most famous actions carried out? And why?
This investigative field report by an Italian journalist, who was in close contact with many members of Anonymous for months, reconstructs the latest developments in this group of cyberactivists that has declared war on governments and companies around the globe. A mix of firsthand accounts, dozens of interviews, backstage activities that have never come out into the open and details of some of the most striking actions carried out in Italy and worldwide.
A journalistic narration that immediately takes the reader into the heart of the action, highlighting the “behind-the-scenes” details of some attacks, whilst also reflecting on the challenges of a “faceless” movement that aims to defend freedom of expression and the free circulation of information in a world in which we are increasingly asked - indeed it is often imposed on us - to show our faces and get involved firsthand.
This investigative field report by an Italian journalist, who was in close contact with many members of Anonymous for months, reconstructs the latest developments in this group of cyberactivists that has declared war on governments and companies around the globe. A mix of firsthand accounts, dozens of interviews, backstage activities that have never come out into the open and details of some of the most striking actions carried out in Italy and worldwide.
A journalistic narration that immediately takes the reader into the heart of the action, highlighting the “behind-the-scenes” details of some attacks, whilst also reflecting on the challenges of a “faceless” movement that aims to defend freedom of expression and the free circulation of information in a world in which we are increasingly asked - indeed it is often imposed on us - to show our faces and get involved firsthand.
