Reporters' Roundtable: Anonymous, LulzSec, and hacktivism
There's a fundamental social shift occurring in the hacker culture and in media. Activists are disrupting major corporate and government Web sites, stealing and leaking sensitive data, and changing how we all use the Web. Join me, Elinor Mills, and Jennifer Granick as we discuss.
First, from CNET News, Elinor Mills, our security reporter. She's been covering these developments for us from the beginning.
And from the Internet-focused law firm of ZwillGen, Jennifer Granick. Jennifer until recently was civil liberties director at the Electronic Frontier Foundation, and before that worked at Stanford Law School's Cyberlaw Clinic. She also had written for Wired.
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Some of our discussion points
History of Anonymous. What is its mission? How does one become an "enemy" and incur its wrath?
LulzSec: How is it different? Is it more dangerous?
Discuss the relationship between Anonymous, LulzSec. Relationship of Anonymous to WikiLeaks?
News update: Investigation and arrests?
Legal discussion of hacktivism. Global vs. U.S. differences.
What are the weapons of hacktivists? Discuss the DDoS attack and how that has evolved.
Is it over?
Talk about how governments are responding.
Is the existence of these groups changing how people view the Internet?
What's next?
Listener question: Agilis: Is it really smart to allow Anonymous and LulSec to use social media to communicate to their followers or would it be better to shut them down?
Related reading
- Keeping up with the hackers (chart)
- With Anonymous and LulzSec, is anyone believable?
- Who is behind the hacks? (FAQ)
- LulzSec releases Arizona law enforcement data
- Hackers leak former British PM Tony Blair data
- RIP LulzSec. Now what?
- LulzSec, Anonymous announce hacking campaign
Wrap-up
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