Click "Read More" again for my sources of information.
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-Daily Dot article at http://www.dailydot.com/news/anonymous-last-resort-warhead-dud/
Wikipedia article at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_Swartz
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What you (hopefully) just watched was a video posted on the government website ussc.gov (United states sentencing commission website) along with a statement and links to several downloadable files. This video and movement is in response to the death of talented internet freedoms hactivist, Aaron Swartz. After assisting Wikileaks, and hacking alongside Anonymous, the government broke into his house and killed him, making it look as though he committed suicide by hanging himself. In response, Anonymous has basically declared war on the American government, threatening it with It's own warheads. I personally believe in the outrage, the bombs on the other hand, probably won't turn out well for anyone. Aaron Swartz was just a guy like you or me, who used his knowledge of technology and computers to do what he thought was right. He fought against SOPA, giving several speeches on that topic, and he gave us access to information that he believed we ought to know. He also worked for my favorite magizine for a short period of time! (WIRED) Killing him was taking a step too far. You don't kill someone just because they speak out against you. Actually, now that I think about it, I should probably be concerned for my safety now. If I ever commit suicide, it wasn't me, it was the government. Click "Read More" for a summary of what Anonymous is, if you don't already know. Anonymous is a worldwide hactivist group that uses it's knowledge of computers to do what it thinks is right. They attempt to free the people in any way they can, and attack governments and any other groups that try to limit that freedom. They have widely influenced and aided those in the middle east as they overthrew their oppressors. They have given internet to those who have been told they can't have it, they have attacked the software, websites, and communications of anyone who stands in their way. You're bound to see a few Guy Fawkes masks, their symbolic apparel (shown above) in any protest anywhere. There were always several in all of the Occupy protests. Anonymous started as a band of hackers who would hack for "lulz" as they called it. Basically, if they got pulled over for speeding, they'd hack the website of their local police department and laugh as chaos ensued. Eventually, enough people joined their ranks that it broke off into several different groups of people. Some who just wanted to continue hacking for the lulz, and those who thought that they should use their abilities to make changes and reform. Eventually, due to the power they used and the good that they did, people all over the world who had skills that thought would be helpful kind of thought, "Hmmm, maybe I could help with this." Then they went online, donned a mask, and went out into the world calling themselves an Anon. (No that's not a typo, that's what they actually call themselves. It's pronounced Ay-non) gradually the hactivists, as they began to call themselves, started to outnumber the people who were just in it for the lulz, and nobody really hears about those guys anymore. If you do, it's probably a prison record. The FBI and other government agencies have been doing all they can to track down Anons and put them behind bars, but even when they do, It doesn't stop anything. Anonymous prides itself in having no leader or other governing body, but simply a force to be wielded by the people, for the people. The death of Aaron Swatz is considered as the government taking things to far, and going outside of it's own set boundaries to stop a force that breaks the law in order to do good. If you still need more information, WIRED wrote a superb article on this subject, and I'll embed the link below. Click "Read More" again for my sources of information. _ _ -Wired article at http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2012/07/ff_anonymous/all/
-Daily Dot article at http://www.dailydot.com/news/anonymous-last-resort-warhead-dud/ Wikipedia article at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_Swartz
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Chris
1/27/2013 11:15:33 am
Sorry, for some reason, I'm unable to view my link. I'm sure I put it in twice to be sure, but I still don't see it. Here,
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David
1/28/2013 09:16:43 am
Well that's always comforting.
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Ned
1/28/2013 10:12:36 am
That's awful.
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DLP
1/29/2013 03:11:17 am
The mask worn by Anonymous is referred to as a Guy Fawkes mask. He spoke out against the government and was burned at the stake. He is mentioned in Fahrenheit 451!
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Chris
2/2/2013 11:25:38 am
Awesome! That makes much more sense now.
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Jackie
2/6/2013 08:36:19 am
haha..last sentence first part... omg that is horrible! i do now believe that our gov't does some shady things behind our backss....that is WRONG
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Maura
2/6/2013 10:21:44 am
Hmmmm ever seen the movie V for Vendetta
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