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Author Coleman, Gabriella, author.

Title Hacker, hoaxer, whistleblower, spy : the many faces of Anonymous / Gabriella Coleman.

Publication Info. London ; Brooklyn, New York : Verso, 2014.

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 Berlin-Peck Memorial Library - Non Fiction  364.168 COLEMAN    Check Shelf
 Bristol, Main Library - Non Fiction  364.168 COLEMAN    Check Shelf
 Canton Public Library - Adult Department  364.168 COLEMAN    Check Shelf
 East Hartford, Wickham Branch Library - Adult Department  364.16 COLEMAN    Check Shelf
 Enfield, Main Library - Adult Department  364.16 COL    Check Shelf
 Farmington, Main Library - Adult Department  364.168 COL    Check Shelf
 Middletown, Russell Library - Adult Nonfiction  364.168 COL    Check Shelf
 Newington, Lucy Robbins Welles Library - Adult Department  364.168 COLEMAN    Check Shelf
 West Hartford, Bishop's Corner Branch - Non Fiction  364.168 COLEMAN    Check Shelf
 West Hartford, Noah Webster Library - Non Fiction  364.168 COLEMAN    Check Shelf

Description 452 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [411]-432) and index.
Summary "Here is the ultimate book on the worldwide movement of hackers, pranksters, and activists that operates under the non-name Anonymous, by the writer the Huffington Post says "knows all of Anonymous' deepest, darkest secrets."Half a dozen years ago, anthropologist Gabriella Coleman set out to study the rise of this global phenomenon just as some of its members were turning to political protest and dangerous disruption (before Anonymous shot to fame as a key player in the battles over WikiLeaks, the Arab Spring, and Occupy Wall Street). She ended up becoming so closely connected to Anonymous that the tricky story of her inside-outside status as Anon confidante, interpreter, and erstwhile mouthpiece forms one of the themes of this witty and entirely engrossing book.The narrative brims with details unearthed from within a notoriously mysterious subculture, whose semi-legendary tricksters--such as Topiary, tflow, Anachaos, and Sabu--emerge as complex, diverse, politically and culturally sophisticated people. Propelled by years of chats and encounters with a multitude of hackers, including imprisoned activist Jeremy Hammond and the double agent who helped put him away, Hector Monsegur, Hacker, Hoaxer, Whistleblower, Spy is filled with insights into the meaning of digital activism and little understood facets of culture in the Internet age, including the history of "trolling," the ethics and metaphysics of hacking, and the origins and manifold meanings of "the lulz.""-- Provided by publisher.
Contents Introduction: "And now you have got our attention" -- On trolls, tricksters, and the Lulz -- Project Chanology -- I came for the Lulz but stayed for the outrage -- Weapons of the geek -- The shot heard round the world -- Anonymous everywhere -- "Moralfaggotry" everywhere -- Revenge of the Lulz -- LulzSec -- AntiSec -- The desire of a secret is to be told -- The sabutage -- Conclusion: Daybreak.
Subject Anonymous (Group)
Hacktivism.
Internet -- Political aspects.
Added Title Many faces of Anonymous
ISBN 9781781685839 (hardback)
1781685835 (hardback)
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