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Anonymous is a concept. There are no members, there is no secret club of hacktivists. Anonymous is an idea, nothing more. If you think of it as anything with ‘members’, or—worse—actually believe you are part of it, you don’t understand it.

“Ideally a book would have no order to it, and the reader would have to discover his own.” – Mark Twain

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ONE DAY, EVERYONE WILL BE ANONYMOUS

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In November 2012, The Imaginary Book Co. invited the ‘Anonymous’ hacktivist collective to share their thoughts. We wanted to try and capture something of the essence of an imaginary non-organisation, to preserve it as a timecapsule for the future. We believe we’re witnessing the birth of something important, although perhaps it’s too early to even say what it is yet: a new form of democracy? Time will tell... We assured Anonymous we would not edit, collate, correct, censor, comment upon, or judge what we received. That’s for others to do. We would simply print. We didn’t know what we’d get, if anything. What follows is what we got. Any spelling or typing errors are the individual author’s own.

DISCLAIMER: The Imaginary Book Co. is not responsible for any of the views, opinions, or statements expressed in this book. Neither can we verify the truth or otherwise of anything stated. No-one at Imaginary is involved with Anonymous. Not yet anyway. (Or are we? Mwahha-ha…) We do not know anyone who participates in Anonymous activities personally. Or at least, we don’t think so. Damn, this is tricky. COPYRIGHT: This book is anti-copyright: anyone may make Fair Use of any of its content, but may not reproduce the book in its entirety for any commercial purpose whatsoever. That would be naughty. IBC005 First published 2013 by The Imaginary Book Co. Create or die.

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YOUR GOVERNMENT HAS FAILED YOU. THE RESISTANCE IS HERE. WE ARE ANONYMOUS.

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Greetings world, WE ARE ANONYMOUS UK. We share the collective idea of ANONYMOUS worldwide; we are the people. We believe in non-violent, peaceful, civil disobedience. Throughout history the world has been controlled by big ideologies such as religion, socialism and capitalism, to name but a few. These are all forms of slavery that have stopped our evolution and removed our freedom. ANONYMOUS see these ideologies for what they are: SYSTEMS OF CONTROL. The time for change is now. No longer shall the people be oppressed by corruption. ANONYMOUS UK can see why GOOD people are not in charge of this world and that is because the current system rewards GREED and forgets about giving, it rewards the STRONG and does not care about the weak. It is like the school bully that no one has stood up to — yet.

Our Governments have failed us. They have bled us dry. Daily they continue to erode our most basic civil rights and freedoms. They have imposed austerity measures on us, whilst those to blame, (the policy makers, the bankers and corporate bodies) continue to enjoy FAT CAT lives at OUR EXPENSE. ANONYMOUS is an idea whose time is now. Close your eyes for a moment and imagine a world that you want to live in — one that you feel proud to be a part of — this is THE IDEA. All your life you have known that something is not right with this world. You can FEEL it in your heart. We all can. Anonymous are here to re-align the people with the truth. You are anonymous. We are all anonymous. We are the ones that take out your trash, the ones that drive your ambulances, the ones that cook your meals. We are everyone and noone.

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The time is now. In the past year, the movement to join Anonymous has swelled dramatically: in the UK alone we are over 9000! Worldwide, over a million and growing everyday. You may have heard of us as just hackers but we have been involved with occupy movements, anti-cut protests and antiwar demonstrations. We continue to fight for your freedom on the internet. If you see what we see, if you feel what we feel, then JOIN US. THE CORRUPT FEAR US... THE HONEST SUPPORT US... THE HEROIC JOIN US.

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The most dangerous man, to any government, is the man who is able to think things out for himself, without regard to the prevailing superstitions and taboos. Almost inevitably, he comes to the conclusion that the government he lives under is dishonest, insane, and intolerable, and so, if he is romantic, he tries to change it. And even if he is not romantic personally, he is very apt to spread discontent among those who are. H.L. Menken Smart Set Magazine December 1919

There is a force that is bigger than the government, and that is the power of the people coming together and working as one. This is why we’re feared.

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ANONYMITY IS EVERYWHERE

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Anonymous has no face, no race, and no origin. Anonymous is a force and as such, simply is. Anonymous is not I, you, or we. Anonymous is all without name, blame, and restraint. Anonymous has no leader, no organization. Anonymous is a wandering mass of both order and chaos. Anonymous is here, Anonymous is now, Anonymous will always be. Expect Us

Ten years ago it would have been infeasible for tens of thousands of individuals with no physical connection or central leadership to conceive, announce and implement a massive act of civil disobedience against a significant Western power, crippling a portion of its online infrastructure in the process – and to do all of this in a matter of days, and without anyone involved

having to contend with the tear-gas-and-horseback response with which states have traditionally been in the habit of contending with mass action. But such a thing as this is happening today, and having been done – repeatedly, increasingly and with potentially significant consequences for the nation-state.

If you want to do something, make peaceful protest a plan. Don’t give them any reason to lock you away indefinitely. This evil can be thwarted with protest but every man woman and child has to be in on it. Nobody stays home.

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Who are we?

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Our biggest goal is to one day take off our masks in victory.

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As long as there is injustice, whenever a Targathian baby cries out, wherever a distress signal sounds among the stars, we’ll be there. This fine ship, this fine crew. Never give up... and never surrender.

Fight injustice...don’t try fighting a goverment they are too big....simply find ways to make them irrelevent. Then they wither and die!

The puppeters of the system are obviously in a state of panic over the exchange of information detrimental to them. They race to eliminate free speech and their consequent exposure!! They are not really interested in what each of us had for tea.

Our biggest fear is not that we are inadequate, but that we are powerful beyond measuring is capable, if.. no, when we unite we will be beyond power. We will be kind, gentle, friends,

brothers. We will have hearts and minds... Anonymous unite!

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WE ARE NOT THE ENEMY

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We love the internet And we’re guessing you do too. Think about all the awesome things it gives us: A vast communication network; innovative businesses; a platform to freely speak or challenge powerful governments; and hundreds and hundreds of hours of cat videos. All this great stuff is available because the internet was designed in an open and inclusive way, with a multitude of voices being able to get a say on how it’s governed. But the internet is in danger. There’s a meeting between the world’s governments in just a few weeks, and it could very well decide the future of the internet through a binding international treaty. It’s called the World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT), and it’s being organized by a governmentcontrolled UN agency called the International Telecommunication Union (ITU).

If some proposals at WCIT are approved, decisions about the internet would be made by a top-down, oldschool government-centric agency behind closed doors. Some proposals allow for internet access to be cut off more easily, threaten privacy, legitimizes monitoring and blocking of online traffic. Others seek to impose new fees for accessing content, not to mention slowing down connection speeds. Used as a pretext to internet pornography among other things as an excuse to censor sensitive material pages (note that there are too many cases of child pornography that are ignored by the police) In addition to paying for internet service, you’d also have to pay for visiting certain sites, such as YouTube. Your communications would be constantly monitored and archived, meaning the end of Internet privacy. This could potentially lead to

individuals becoming victims of blackmail by malicious people who control the monitoring. The Internet is home to many organized social movements which fight for human rights worldwide. If we allow this, we will not be able to use the Internet to organize the defense of our rights... If the delicate balance of the internet is upset, it could have grave consequences for businesses and human rights. This must be stopped. Only governments get a vote at WCIT, so we need people from all around the world to demand that our leaders keep the internet open. Watch the video, and take action above to tell your governments to oppose handing over key decisions about the internet to the ITU. Let’s use the internet’s global reach to save it.

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PETITIONS: Sign the Declaration of Internet Freedom here http:// www.internetdeclaration.org/ Sign the petition here http:// www.protectinternetfreedom. net/ Other info: Watch the video here https://www.whatistheitu. org/?ref=an Leaked documents here http://www.wcitleaks.org/ WebChat: http:// webchat.voxanon. org/?channels=opwcit We are the internet We are anonymous We are here to help you with your revolution FLYERS: https://cdn.anonfiles. com/1353615461974.jpg http://imgur.com/a/z7xou http://anonsource.org/p/ forum/forum_viewtopic. php?16867.last materials for video Videos: https://www.youtube.com/wa tch?v=UXwMjQRO6Bo&feat ure=youtu.be

Featured on these Websites: http://anonrelations. net/opwcit-official-leakwebsite-234/ http://anonymissexpress. cyberguerrilla. org/?p=7407&utm_ source=anonymous&utm_ medium=twitter http://lilithlela.cyberguerrilla. org/?p=1995 Tools: http://pastebin.com/ Lwcdm5Fh Articles: http://www.reuters. com/article/2012/11/27/ un-internetidUSL1E8MR00G20121127

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Greetings, World. We are Anonymous. In the last days it has come to our attention that all Internet traffic into and out of Syria was taken down. Within a half hour of this sudden shut down, the PBX land-lines were degraded by 90% and Mobile connectivity was degraded by 75%. The nation of Syria has gone dark. And Anonymous knows all too well what happens in the dark places. Anonymous has done an exhaustive analysis of the Internet shut-down in Syria and we have concluded that the Syrian regime has physically severed the fiber-optic and coaxial cables coming into Syria. Essentially, they have physically “pulled the plug out of the wall”. As we discovered in Egypt, where the dictator Mubarak did something similar, this is not damage that can be easily or quickly repaired. Fortunately, Anonymous has been working with Syrian activists for well over a

year in anticipation of this moment. We produced and disseminated the Syrian Care Package — (First Aid and Tech Guides in Arabic and English, as well as software) — and there are emergency independent media centers already set up in every city of Syria. Activists and independent journalists in Syria will be able to utilize these media centers to get news and media out of Syria, and Anonymous will assist in propagating that media to the world. Anonymous will keep open the lines of telecommunication with the free Syrian people. We will be the voice of the voiceless in Syria. Anonymous will NOT allow this massive violation of the human rights of the free Syrian people to go un-punished. We feel this is a desperate move by a dying regime, one that has slaughtered tens of thousands of innocent civilians. By turning off the Internet in Syria, the butcher Assad has shown

that the time has come for Anonymous to remove the last vestiges of his evil government from the Internet. Even if the Syrian Government opened the gates to the Internet and other telecommmunication systems today, this will not stop our operation. Soon, his people will remove him from this world. Let the final battle for a free Syria begin. We Are Anonymous. We Are Legion. We Do Not Forgive. We Do Not Forget. Bashar Assad, your turn has come. EXPECT US. December 1st 2012.

“When your government shuts down the Internet, shut down your government.” ~~ Anonymous Egypt

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What is Anonymous? We are Anonymous. We are unbounded, limitless; we are less a collective and more the idea of a collective, an idea communicated through action; we are the strange and circling stars, ineffable and intractable, we are the love and lust for freedom which forms the white hot cores and births the white hot light. We are a wondrous, impalpable thing. We are as infinite and ancient and all-pervading as the human love of freedom. We are the ever-present storms which rise when circumstance and courage collide to feed upon the tainted crowns of tainted kings; we dip our tongues of mischief between the peaks of their corroded gold so that we may all know of and rejoice in the weakness of the metals which have too long been the symbols of our subjugation. We choose to no longer serve as the cough of canaries in your morbid mines; instead we shall be the glorious, promising pulse through its rocky veins.

Yes, we are the glorious, promising pulse. We will not be constricted. We refute their lies and resist their restriction. We recognize the authority of neither borders nor kings. Instead we recognize the sovereignty of the individual. We recognize the power and beauty of a collective of free individuals, each employing their unique capabilities toward a common end. We seek to joyfully raze the entrapments which would plague our days and fetter our freedom. We dance round the wild and expanding fires of liberty. We are the inchoate, blistering lights flooding the eyes of petty clerks and imposing tyrants who have come to see that we now realize what they have for so long known: that neither they nor their system is invincible, that it is a false fatalism they sell to the public, that things need not be as they are; that a better world is possible. The vulnerabilities of their

system we expose as evidence of the existence of this possibility. It is a symbol of possibility meant to inspire action and hope. It is a call to arms, a call empowered by each of our successes in exhibiting the faults lines which with hungry smiles creep up the walls of their deceptive pose of invulnerability. It is this possibility they fear and deny. They wish us to disbelieve, in ourselves and each other. They sell us death and wish us to be calmed by the caress of its cold fingers. They wish us to thank them for each act by which they further negate our livelihood, by which they further degrade our spirit. They wish us to accept as impossible that which in its very real possibility haunts them in their assumed invincibility, that which crawls beneath the widening cracks of their armor of false luster and artifice, which peeks out to signal the precariousness of their position; the truth is of course that their power

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is wholly derived from our continued willingness to submit to them; thus we are smothered by our own submission, and a lacking awareness of the mechanisms by which it is perpetuated; a spurning or fearing of sight. Their structures may claim to be invincible only so insofar as they remain invisible, only insofar as they are successful in selling us the thin, spurious skin of delusion, in which wrap up our doubts, a thin spread clouding which just barely obtains the desired occlusion of the true face; the face of the void on which they ride, the face of their precarity and dependence; the true face which they so dearly fear our eyes will find. For they have founded their vicious, expansive palaces on a crafty folding of air, a transparent trickery which gains efficacy only in its ruthlessness; a spiraling structured void, a structure which now frays, for as our eyes rise we come to see that we are bound only by loose ends wickedly

amalgamated; we are bound by and to illusion. And our ghostly binds depend on our willful provision of the thread of self.

undone delusions. We embrace of combusting kingdoms. Our actions shall ramify the agents of this combustion.

They would have us bound to the rocks of our despair and accepted futility, to a modern ennui and idleness. They would have us purchase and nurse our own hungry, preying birds, and offer up gladly our writhing wounds and gasping organs, to revel in the tearing of flesh, to reveal in our own destruction.

We have often bartered an acquiescence of self for the promise of momentary relief offered by their corrosive goods. Yet we now see that they have sold us a true plague but a false cure, a cure which in its falseness burns to increase the felt truth of this plague. But we do not seek false advancement of false amelioration; we do not seek to come on our knees to the latest showing of their meretricious wares and wagging tongues.

They would have us oil our chains and sing of the nobility of their binding strength and imposing gleam. And to them we say: we refuse. They shall now bask in the unbound fires of our unbinding. And as the people and the land are warmed and emboldened by this fiery unbinding, their oppressive deceptions and dark clusters of coercion dissolve into an ashy, revelatory wind. We lift our faces warm and bright to the revelatory ash of your

We seek to uproot this poisonous growth; we seek to uproot the very nature which fosters this malicious growing. We shall toil with luminous blades forged in the enflamed hearts of the free and resisting, blades which will not bend under the desperate pressing of their gnarling claws and sparkles, for such

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blades are of a world and substance which transcends the powers of their cruel implements. We are the ever-expanding awareness, we are the ever-expanding fount from which flows the ancient acts of resistance and freedom. They would have their liveried rats gnaw the people unopposed, gnaw the bones of the poor and tired in an unopposed death revelry. They would profit off the sale of this exposed marrow and these terrible cries. They would make a lugubrious lamp oil of the fat and blood, they would spend their days bathed in the morbid light of anguish exacted, would swell their palace halls with augmenting mirrors to seal the fate and fear of the nervous, trembling onlookers, to extract submission under threat of violent fate from false black suns. And they would have us all accept with a smiling deference and surrender of freedom.

We have come to oppose them, we have come to present the option of resistance, to, with our acts, make the case for it viability. It this option which has long haunted and stirred the deepest unstill waters of the subjugated and oppressed; we merely present in our action one way which this long extant option can be realized, and we ask that all join us. These rulers and elite cabals fear life, they fear the people, the love of freedom and resistance to tyranny with which we are innately imbued. They fear the awareness we spread through our actions. The awareness that, when they tell us of the weakness of our being and the futility of our actions, they lie; when they tell us of the absolute strength of their position and the justness of their actions, they lie. Their strength stands only in our belief in, and submission to, it. We no longer believe, and we will no longer submit. To all you who love freedom and resist tyranny, we invite

you to join us, to act with us. Each day launch off your hopeful bright balconies a million little rockets of resistance. Assist us as we ravage them by the same electric hands and calculations which they wish to see us ravaged by. They think all these lovely gathered nodes, the night glow of all these unfolding flowers speaking in a wiry wind, are but another tool to aid them in their oppressive ventures, by which their power may be increased, their fortunes grown, their enemies crushed, our freedom curtailed. We say it is for quite the opposite purpose that these gathered nodes join hearts and sing. We act to show this to the world. And their hegemonies shall quake under the force of our laughter, under the strain of the seriousness and determination in our struggle. It is just one medium for action, of course, but is it not a special joy to see their own

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armies of malignant formula freed from malignancy and turned against the forces which would deform us all? But this as we said is merely one expression of our passion and purpose. Although we believe such electronic actions, the smashing and hacking, frenzied numbered dancing, the quick clever logic unspooled into the world, the elegant employ of tactical maths, while we believe them both effective and promising, a venue deserving of further investment and development, that which can be said to be Anonymous appears in many forms. Our forces often rise undeclared. Sparks of resistance with which we feel solidarity are continually birthing hope and truth and beauty all across the hopeful fields of this embattled world. All love of freedom and action toward liberty may be considered to be acts of Anonymous, even if they are not designated as such

in name. And think of all those who toiled in history, who labored courageous and untiring and unknown, to make for us what life and freedom we now hold; those who persisted and held at bay for one day longer the forces of fear and injustice which encircled them in in insufferable swaths of cruel-toothed, dark smiles, those who threw themselves courageously into these merciless mouths of suffering so that we may now yet have the chance to act. Be you Anonymous in name or spirit, be you struggling with us declared or undeclared, it is all the same; it is the common end we seek which drives us forward; it is the love of freedom and the wish to see all at last free. Our actions speak directly to that most human, universal love of freedom which may be feared, terrorized, repressed, but which is never quieted in entirety or extinguished absolutely; that

which forever roils in the hearts of us all and rebukes us for our submission and inaction; that which when witness to the unlocking of possibility is enkindled and inspired to act itself. Toward this universal enkindling we act. Thus, we are legion. At every turn we are witness to the horrors of injustice, at every turn we are set upon by the unceasing cries of those they wound with their cruel injustices; these cries carve their horrors against our days, they clot our joys and compel our resistance. They speak in tongues of blood and terror, and mark indelible atrocity across the face of human history. Thus, we never forgive. And under sound of these terrible cries they act with a renewed passion to turn their cruel screws against the flesh of a writhing, withering populace; they seek an absolute submission and compliance, an inescapable state of degradation; they seek an omnipresent power that

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shall leave no corner of our being unsubjugated; one that shall never be sated, and that will always strike toward conquest if even for a moment the eye of awareness is turned from its devouring maw; they seek to devour our awareness and remembrance, the awareness of our potential, the remembrance of our past courageous struggles and victories; the awareness of their treachery, the remembrance of their crimes and cruelty and betrayal. They wish to make of us a malleable oblivion suited to and receptive of the intricacies of their dooming of humanity. Thus, we never forget. Their crimes, with proud and preening and sickly eyes, strike against the very core of our humanity, a core which has before, under stress of similar blows, risen to resist, and which shall rise to resist again; to be realized in resistance. We will all soon experience our greatness and courage, collectively and individually.

We will all become great in the striving courage of struggle. We will work together against the forces of constriction and cruelty; we adopt all enemies of freedom as our own. We will circle, luminous, potent, unceasing, like a thousand eternal, furious stars, bright with bliss and rage, their palace grounds of brutality, to deliver a heat and hope with which may be built the fall of tyrants. Tyrants have fallen, and they shall once more fall. They shall fall under this bright, furious, undying light. They shall fall under the light of freedom. Thus, expect us.

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Greetings, World. For far too long, Anonymous has stood by with the rest of the world and watched in despair the barbaric, brutal and despicable treatment of the Palestinian people in the so called “Occupied Territories” by the Israel Defense Force. Like so many around the globe, we have felt helpless in the face of such implacable evil. And today’s insane attack and threatened invasion of Gaza was more of the same. But when the government of Israel publicly threatened to sever all Internet and other telecommunications into and out of Gaza they crossed a line in the sand. As the former dictator of Egypt Mubarack learned the hard way — we are ANONYMOUS and NOONE shuts down the Internet on our watch. To the IDF and government of Israel we issue you this warning only once. Do NOT shut down the Internet into the “Occupied Territories”, and cease and desist from your terror upon the innocent people of Palestine

or you will know the full and unbridled wrath of Anonymous. And like all the other evil governments that have faced our rage, you will NOT survive it unscathed. To the people of Gaza and the “Occupied Territories”: know that Anonymous stands with you in this fight. We will do everything in our power to hinder the evil forces of the IDF arrayed against you. We will use all our resources to make certain you stay connected to the Internet and remain able to transmit your experiences to the world. As a start, we have put together the Anonymous Gaza Care Package — which contains instructions in Arabic and English that can aid you in the event the Israel government makes good on it’s threat to attempt to sever your Internet connection. It also contains useful information on evading IDF surveillance, and some basic first aid and other useful information. We will continue to expand and improve this document in

the coming days, and we will transmit it to you by every means at our disposal. We encourage you to download this package, and to share it with your fellow Palestinians to the best of your ability. We will be with you. No matter how dark it may seem, no matter how alone and abandoned you may feel — know that tens of thousands of us in Anonymous are with you and working tirelessly around the clock to bring you every aid and assistance that we can. We Are Anonymous We Are Everywhere We Are Legion We Do Not Forgive We Do Not Forget To the oppressors of the innocent Palestinian people, it is too late to EXPECT US.

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Welcome to the 21st Century Humanity has come a long way. We live in a world where the moment a thought meets a medium, be it speech or text, audio or video, it can be in the hands and minds of anyone on the planet instantly. No longer hindered by the limits of freight or post, something as simple as an idea can ignite the hope and ambitions of a global population within minutes of its formation. Your access to information is not limited to the number of books in your nearest library. Your access to opinions is no longer limited by the number of channels or stations you can tune. Your only limit to facts, the very building blocks of truth, is your desire to seek it. You are dynamic and agile; you are free. These conditions are emergent and new. Where the richest Pharaohs of Ancient Egypt could not manage it within their lifetime, even the impoverished now have the

It is a spiderweb of connected computers, weaving from the metropolitan New York to the slums of Sao Paulo and everywhere in between. The desire for freedom and will to demand the respect of basic, natural rights can topple regimes of every shape and flavor.

Your empowerment threatens this notion. Your connection to a vibrant marketplace of ideas threatens the tradition that your actions should be dictated by where you sit. Today, you have the power to pick your path, network with allies and choose your own means to meeting your goals. Unfortunately there are many people in positions of power who resent this new reality, and are actively working to stop such free flow of information and communication.

This power, however, challenges traditions and proeedures that have long been held in esteem. Where once nations required the auspices of religion or heritage to command power and exalt one, or a few, above their fellow man today they rely mostly on the notion of geography. They claim that certain rights, freedoms and liberties stem from the state, which claims power derived from where you were born, or where you stand now.

This same technology allows states to be more intrusive than ever, and governments are making the most of these new abilities. We have witnessed intrusions on privacy that would have been dismissed as dystopian only a few decades ago. Left unchecked by democratic control, and unconstrained by national sovereignty or respect for fundamental human values, the legitimate actions of corporations or governments can easily turn into abuse.

potential to hear the voice of a loved one from a place on the other side of the planet. What puts this power in your hands?

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Yet the same tools that facilitate these actions provide us with the ability to fight back and safeguard our human rights. It can give us the power to expose crime, corruption and government abuse that would otherwise remain hidden. There is a new paradigm emerging. Born from the internet, a personification of it, if you may. It was made with hope for what will be and disdain for what will happen The pioneers of this paradigm, individuals with common purpose, have come together. We are nowhere, and we are everywhere. We are powerful and unbound, dynamic and agile. We accept all ideas, as we are all of them, yet are none of them at the same time. Who are we? We are Anonymous. So are you.

The more they try and invade our privacy, the more anonymous we will become.

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TYLER is a secure, no cost and decentralized online leaks release platform that is build to replace Wikileaks. The idea of the TYLER platform got initiated after Anonymous told the world that they will not be supporting the Wikileaks initiative anymore.

A new form of democracy is born. We now police those who would police us. We are watching you, Big Brother... Anonymous has told Cyberwarzone that they will launch a new video on 11/12/12 that will be revealing the #PM2012 operation. The video will try to warn the people for the upcoming leaks and Anonymous is trying to keep the people calm when the leaks are leaked. The PM2012 video is a call to remain peaceful. Project Mayhem, also

known as PM2012, is well known by people that are following the steps of Anonymous.

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Why I am part of the Anonymous collective I have always been passionate about free speech, knowledge, sharing that has the ability to reach everyone regardless of who they are and will stand against anyone who wants to quash that. Since I was a kid, I’ve always suspected that the world I existed in was fake, shallow and an illusion, but never had the knowledge to understand what was wrong, although I had many questions, no one could answer them, not even my family; nothing made sense because logic and reason were not entertained in the world around me, which is scary for a kid that can think. I can’t and never have just accepted what I’m told without question, which got me into lots of trouble as a kid. There is a surface tension, which people in general did not look at or even consider it existed, acceptance without question or blind faith. Strange and unnerving if your only guidance was an environment that was fake and without reason. I

was and still am a curious mind, full of questions, never satisfied until I get to the bottom of stuff, so when I got a pc a couple of years ago and got myself on the net, well, I was in my element, perfect and full of information. I’d known about Anonymous for a couple of years, but I like to get all my facts before opening my mouth and had a lot to catch up on. And now Anonymous is my home, it’s a perfect fit as if it was made for me. I have never had the opportunity to speak out and stand up for what I believe in, but Anonymous has given me the perfect opportunity on a plate. I never excelled in the education system, now I know why. Education isn’t about indoctrination, regurgitation and dumbing down so I would never have succeeded at it, too many questions; it’s about real knowledge, stimulation, questions, curiosity and real progress, all of which Anonymous provides. I don’t have to have qualifications

or be a computer wiz kid, I don’t have to hand over any money, labels and borders don’t exist with Anonymous, I don’t even have to give a name, I am just a curious mind being part of a collective of other curious minds wanting the same thing, and that to me its a breath of fresh air and a spectrum of colour. Anonymous is everything I have wished to be real. Anonymous is a collective like no other, I’m proud to be a supporter and help where I can.

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The Betrayal Of Wikileaks Anonymous Press Release Thursday - October 11, 2012 8:30 PM ET USA Greetings World, In December of 2010 Anonymous came to the defense of and began supporting the organization WikiLeaks and it’s besieged founder Julian Assange. As many will remember this initially took the form of several online protests against MasterCard, VISA and PayPal — for which 14 brave Anons in the USA stand indicted. During that time we also launched the first ever DdoS by Anonymous against a western government when we attacked the Swedish Prosecutors office in defense of Julian. Since that time, Anonymous has been a steadfast ally of both WikiLeaks and Assange. We have provided some of the biggest leaks since the infamous cables were disclosed, incuding the Syria Files and the GI (Stratfor) Files — for which Jeremy Hammond now rots in a

prison accused of supplying. We have continued to risk lengthy prison sentences by attacking dozens of web sites in the UK and Sweden to bring attention to Assange’s plight. And most recently, when we received word the UK Police were about to raid the UK Embassy it was Anonymous who rallied hundreds of people to go to the Ecuador Embassy in London to defend Ecuador’s sovereignty and Julian. To this day, not ONE single WikiLeaks staff are charged or incarcerated. However, Anonymous has 14 indicted (facing 15 years) for online protests defending WikiLeaks — and one (Jeremy Hammond) in prison and facing 20 years for allegedly supplying the Stratfor GI Files. Not to mention the heroic Bradley Manning who now rots in Ft. Leavenworth Prison facing life. Despite that fact, WikiLeaks has chosen to dishonor and insult Anonymous and all information activists by prostituting the Stratfor Files and other disclosures that

Hammond and Manning stand accused of supplying. Since yesterday visitors of the Wikileaks site are presented a red overlay page that demands they donate money. This page cannot be closed, and unless a donation is made — the content like GI Files are not displayed. We are aware that the donation paywall can be circumvented by disabling Javascript. However, this is not the point. Neither is Anonymous concerned that WikiLeaks is asking for donations. However, we do see a serious problem in the way WikiLeaks is implementing this for several reasons. First of all, the casual user (which is the majority) usually have Javascript enabled and thus will be blocked by the donation page and denied the content. Additionally, the casual user does not know that he needs to disable javascript to get to the content without paying — sorry, donating. They may not even know what javascript is, let alone how to

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disable it. Lastly, regardless of any workarounds, the fact remains that a meretricious page is placed for the majority of visitors that cannot be closed. The obvious intention is to force donations in exchange for access. This is a filthy and rotten, wholly un-ethical action — and Anonymous is enraged. We have been worried about the direction Wikileaks is going for sometime now. In the past year the focus has moved away from actual leaks and the fight for freedom of information and concentrated more and more on Julian Assange and a rabid scrounging for money. When this “paywall” appeared last night, there was a brief and intense exchange online between Anonymous and WikiLeaks. Within two hours all of the “paywalls” were removed. At that point Anonymous was willing to let this pass, for the sake of peace in the over all movement. But now tonight, as if taunting us to rage — the “paywalls” reappeared not just on sections of the

site but for every single file. Enough! We have numerous disclosure platforms of our own, and in the future we will deliver Anonymous related leaks via these platforms. (See list at end). Anonymous has had enough. The conclusion for us is that Anonymous cannot support anymore what Wikileaks has become. We will NOT attack the web assets of WikiLeaks, as they are media. We do not attack media. Any future attack on the WikiLeaks servers attributed to Anonymous is a lie. But what we will do is cease from this day all support of any kind for WikiLeaks or Julian Assange. No longer will Anonymous risk prison to defend WikiLeaks or Julian Assange from their enemies. No longer will Anonymous risk prison to supply material for WikiLeaks disclosures. Anonymous turns it’s back on WikiLeaks. WikiLeaks has with it’s actions this past 48 hours betrayed Anonymous, and thus has lost it’s biggest and most powerful supporter. We are preparing for the

media a detailed dossier of all the un-ethical actions perpetrated by WikiLeaks that we have ignored for so long. A Dox if you will, on WikiLeaks. We will deliver it to the media in a few days, not for vengeance — but as justice for our fallen Anons whom WikiLeaks has chosen by this action to dishonor and disgrace. We Are Anonymous We Are Legion We Do Not Forgive We Do Not Forget WikiLeaks we gave you a chance, now it’s too late to EXPECT US. -------------------------------------Anonymous Global - www. AnonymousGlobal.tk AnonLeaks - www.par-anoia. net HackerLeaks - www. HaxorLeaks.tk LocalLeaks - www. LocalLeaks.me

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Dealing with law enforcement WHAT TO DO: IF AN AGENT IS AT YOUR DOOR

Do Not Let Them In Do not open the door, not even a crack. Clearly state through the door, ‘I am exercising my right to remain silent. I do not wish to speak with you without an attorney.’ If they claim to have a warrant, ask to see the warrant before you let them in. If they have a warrant, you are being raided. Do Not Give Consent “The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.” -4th Amendment, US Constitution The Fourth Amendment restricts the government’s power to enter and search your home or workplace,

although there are many exceptions and new laws have expanded the government’s power to conduct surveillance. You do not have to let police or agents into your home unless they have and produce a valid search warrant. A search warrant is a written court order that allows the police to conduct a specified search. If you are present when agents comes to your home, you should ask to see a warrant. The warrant must specify in detail the places to be searched and the people or things to be taken away. Beware of questions like “Do you mind if I come in?” As simple as this sounds, this can be interpreted as consent to search your home. Tell the agents you do not consent to the search so that they cannot go beyond what the warrant authorizes. Ask if you can watch the search; if you are allowed to, you should. Take notes, including names, badge numbers, what agency

each officer is from, where they searched and what they took. If others are present, have them act as witnesses to watch carefully what is happening. If the agents ask you to give them documents, your computer, or anything else, look to see if the item is listed in the warrant. If it is not, do not consent to them taking it without talking to a lawyer. Roomates, Parents, and Bosses Can Give Consent If you live with other people, they can give the consent to search common areas including shared bathrooms. They cannot give consent to your private areas. Parents can give consent to the search of their children’s private spaces. Any area of your workplace, including your personal locker or desk drawer, can be searched if your boss gives consent. IF YOU ARE SERVED WIITH A SUBPOENA Grand Jury Subpoenas A grand jury subpoena is a

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written order for you to go to court and testify about information you may have. You are not allowed to have a lawyer present and can be required to answer questions about your activities and associations. Because of the witness’s limited rights in this situation, the government has frequently used grand jury subpoenas to gather information about activists and political organizations. It is common for the FBI to threaten activists with a subpoena in order to elicit information about their political views and activities and those of their associates. There are legal grounds for stopping subpoenas, and receiving one does not necessarily mean that you are suspected of a crime. If you do receive a subpoena, call the NLG Hotline at 888-NLG-DANK (888-6543265) or a criminal defense attorney immediately. The federal government regularly uses grand jury subpoena power to investigate and seek evidence related to politically

active individuals and social movements. This practice is aimed at prosecuting activists and, through intimidation, discouraging continued activism. Federal grand jury subpoenas are served in person. If you receive one, it is important that you retain the services of a progressive attorney, preferably one who understands your goal of defending the political movement and friends. Most lawyers are trained to provide the best legal defense, often at the expense of others. Beware lawyers who advise you to cooperate with grand juries, testify against friends, or cut off contact with your friends and political activists. Cooperation usually leads to others being subpoenaed and investigated. You also run the risk of being charged with perjury, a felony, should you omit any pertinent information or should there be inconsistencies in your testimony. Frequently prosecutors will offer “use immunity,” meaning that

the prosecutor is prohibited from using your testimony or any leads from it to bring charges against you. If a subsequent prosecution is brought, the prosecutor bears the burden of proving that all of its evidence was obtained independent of the immunized testimony. You should be aware, however, that they will use anything you say to manipulate friends into sharing more information about you by suggesting that you have betrayed confidences. If you appear before the grand jury you do not have the same protections as in a trial: you have no 5th Amendment right to remain silent (if you invoke your right to remain silent you may be held in contempt) and no 6th Amendment right to counsel although you can consult with one outside of the grand jury room. Grand Jury NonCooperation If you receive a grand jury subpoena and elect to not cooperate, you may be

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charged with civil contempt. There is a possibility that you may be jailed or imprisoned for the length of the grand jury, in an effort to convince you to cooperate. (Regular grand juries sit for a basic term of 18 months, which can be extended up to a total of 24 months.) It is lawful to hold you in order to coerce your cooperation, but unlawful to hold you as a means of punishment. In rare instances you may face criminal contempt charges. IF YOUR HOME IS RAIDED AND/OR YOUR EQUIPMENT SEIZED Ask to see the Warrant If an agent claims to have a warrant, ask to see it. It must be signed by a judge to be valid. A search warrant should be specific as to the area to be searched and the object(s) to search for. Do not consent to an agent searching any areas not specifically included in a search warrant. Just because an agent has a search warrant doesn’t mean you have to answer

any questions. Maintain your right to silence during the search – clearly state that intention if you are asked any questions. Say, “I am exercising my right to remain silent; I request a lawyer.” If possible, make note of any items that are seized and any areas that are searched. IF YOU ARE QUESTIONED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT Remain Silent “No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the Militia, when in actual service in time of War or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law;

nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.” -5th Amendment, US Constitution Whether or not you’re a U.S. citizen, you have rights under the United States Constitution. The Fifth Amendment gives every person the right to remain silent: not to answer questions asked by a police officer or government agent. Remain Silent. Say something like, ‘I am remaining silent. I want to speak with a lawyer.’ It is very important to request a lawyer; once a lawyer is requested, law enforcement are not allowed to continue an interrogation without lawyer present. Do this immediately when an agent approaches you. Do not answer ANY questions, even simple, seemingly benign ones. This is easier said than done. Agents are trained to get you talking: they have learned the power of persuasion and the ability to

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make a person feel scared, guilty or rude for refusing their questions. Agents will often try and get you to talk by suggesting that you must have something to hide, or that they only have a few questions that they need answered before they can move on. Agents will also try to manipulate information out of you by telling you that they have you nailed, but they will go easy on you if you talk to them. These are tricks. You, alone, are not in a better bargaining position than an experienced agent or officer. For example, one trick they might use is asking you questions they know the answer to (e.g. “do you know person X”). If you instinctively say “No,” you may be lying to a federal officer, a felony punishable by five to eight years in prison. Don’t be intimidated or manipulated by an agent. It is always best to not talk without an attorney present. If you do talk, anything you

say can be used against you and others. If you are asked any questions, you should clearly state that you will not answer any question without an attorney present. If you do start talking, remember that you can always stop an interrogation by saying you want to speak with your attorney.

IF YOU ARE ARRESTED Don’t Panic Being arrested is one of the most frightening experiences a person can have. Your liberty is probably your most cherished possession. If you are arrested, you do not have to answer any questions. You should affirmatively and unambiguously state that you wish to assert your right to remain silent. Ask for a lawyer right away. Do not say anything else. Repeat to every officer who tries to talk to or question you that you wish to remain silent and that you wish to speak to a lawyer. You should always

talk to a lawyer before you decide to answer any questions, even if they make promises to you. Don’t Talk It’s pretty unbelievable, but the police can lie to you at this stage in the game. The can promise you things that they have no intention of delivering in exchange for your cooperation. Do not talk to them without a lawyer that you trust. It will not help you. Procedures Procedures differ in different states, but you should expect to be brought before a judge for a probable cause hearing and a bail setting within 72 hours of your arrest. If given the opportunity answer honest questions about your employment education and civic activities with the assistance of your lawyer.Do not answer any questions about the case. If necessary say, “I am asserting my right to remain silent.” Remember: If you say something to a police officer,

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FBI agent, or in court that is not true you can be charged with another crime. Remaining silent is your best option. IF YOU WANT TO TRAVEL INTERNATIONALLY Don’t Bring Sensitive Data If you carry any sensitive information with you when you travel, you should be aware that the Fourth Amendment does not seem to apply at border crossings. There have been many reported cases of security researchers, hackers, and activists being detained for hours and having their laptops, phones, and memory cards confiscated, sometimes indefinitely, without any reason given, much less a warrant. It is not clear what rights you have to retrieve your property from the government in such situations, though there is ongoing litigation and some attempts by congress to legislate reporting requirments.

If you are concerned that you might be targeted because of your activism, reporting, or research, you should consider transferring important information to a secure server (via ftp, dropbox, etc.) before you re-enter the United States so as to mitigate the result of potential confiscation. Encrypting Your Harddrive Some people use full disk encryption to protect their harddrives when they travel internationally. It is an open question of law whether or not you can be forced or ordered to reveal your passphrase. We do not recommend bringing your laptop when you travel internationally because the consequences are unclear. Here is a presentation from defcon about international travel and encryption: http://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=ibQGWXfWc7c

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Project Mayhem 2012 ‘Dangerous Ideas #1 and #2’: http://pastebin.com/sLLwJbtz Project Mayhem 2012 Tyler: http://pastebin.com/Wt15GXTn TYLER forum discussion: http://galatorg.com/index. php/forum/31-tyler TYLER pad discussion: http://pad.telecomix.org/ep/ pad/view/TYLER/latest You are Anonymous. You are Project Mayhem 2012. On the 10 days that go from 12-12-2012 to 12-21-2012, the World will see an unprecedented amount of Corporate, Financial, Military and State leaks that will have been secretly gathered by millions of CONSCIENTIOUS citizens, vigilantes, whistle blowers and insiders worldwide, dormant cells of a global ‘Fight Club’ from all countries, patiently waiting for the time to SWARM the Egregor’s Consciousness in perfect synchrony. iMAGIne YOU purchase a USB drive. iMAGIne YOU take it to your work place. iMAGIne YOU collect

evidence of illegally and corruption. iMAGIne together we leaK it ALL. And you know it because TYLER knows it. Expect us. Twitter: RA2012: http://twitter. com/R_A2012 pm2012org: http://twitter. com/pm2012org Tumblr: PM2012: http://pm2012. tumblr.com/ RA2012: http://ra2012. tumblr.com/

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#OpNewBlood ‘Anonymous’ guide to Anonymity’ Okay, We need to talk. I know you don’t know me and I’ve no idea who I’m talking to right now. Anonymous as it should be.

‘anonymous’ with minor tech related issues. Why? Because most of it can be done in the mind.

Now I expect that you already know what detox means. If you don’t know, start Google (you’ll need it later on anyway). Right, I think you roughly know what detox means now. (If you still don’t, it’s some way to get all the bad stuff out of your body).

Sadly, a lot of new people (‘newfags’ < if you take this as offensive, stop that from now on) don’t seem to know how this works. I don’t want you to be(come) one of them, so I’ll teach you a few things.

Part one will be about ‘dedox’, the second on the actual mind changing bit. You do need to follow both actions for this to have any effect.

Now combine detox with d0x.. Good, I see you sort of understand where I’m going to.

This might get long, and maybe difficult & not fun, but if you ain’t willing to change the way you act/think, well.., You can stop reading right about now and I’ll see you in court. On TV...

Dedox. This is the easy part.

Now go to Google. What I want you to do, is to search someone...

You might be wondering, ‘Hurr, dedox? You mean detox..?’

Search yourself. This sounds odd I know but trust me, you’ll learn from this.

Still here?

You’re partially right. and yet you ain’t .

What I want you to search are the following things:

Let me explain.

Everything Related To Yourself.

Good. I knew you wouldn’t be so stupid to just leave. Right. First things first. This will be a two part system on making you

In this online world, personal details are called ‘d0x’ which is basically some lame 1337-term for documents.. (don’t ask..).

(Previous/old) usernames, emails, your own name, the place where you live, your

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phone number, your mobile number, any other thing that relates to you.

the other, less nice kind of people, the ones with the badges).

I can make a long story out of this, but I won’t because a lot of it is on > http://school0fanon.tumblr. com/post/27490137702/ anonymous-d0x-yourselfpublicly-now-all-of-you < already.

Take a piece of paper and write down EVERYTHING you find. You’ll needs this later on.

Don’t do it publicly though, as the title suggests. Just keep this to yourself. Hint: both search like *name* and *”name”* (remove stars) And watch out with sites you don’t trust. Okay now you know what’s on the internet because of you and about you (Rule #2, If you don’t put something online, your friends love to do it for you, bastards..) As the article says, change/ delete anything you find which you don’t actually need. Old forum accounts with some personal details are a true treasure to d0xers (and

Once you’ve noted everything, try to delete/ remove/change everything you don’t need. Unsubscribe from mailinglists, change password & email into something useless if possible. Remove ANY personal data. including possible posts. Okay, once you changed what’s possible (remember, you can always mail the admins of sites to request the deletion of accounts) you’re pretty much done for this part. Just be really, really sure. Doing it again won’t be too bad. Now that this is set, it might be useful to start to check programs on updates.

(Hackers abuse soft-/ hardware that ain’t updated) My personal advice would be the Secunia PSI, but you can do it manually too (takes a lot of time though + the PSI is free, so why not?) You’ll probably see some stuff that you wouldn’t have expected. Doesn’t matter, some *ware just doesn’t tell you when it’s updated.. Try to update as much as possible. (Remember, every detail counts and hackers really do try ANYTHING to hack you). I would also advice you to check for viruses and all that while you’re at it. Note: if you’ve already downloaded ‘hacker tools’ secure these now or expect to download/ install them again.. What I would recommend is to do a scan with HitmanPro first (after all, it’s free) and do a second scan with the Sophos VRT (Virus removal tool) afterwards. You should be up-to-date, safe and secure now.

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Ready to go the the next part? Because this was only the easy part...

org/?p=3322&page=2 & http://www.cyberguerrilla. org/?p=3322&page=3

“The mind thing”

if you don’t know how to work with TOR yet.

This is basically the hardest part, yet the one that makes the most sense. Your online you won’t be you. Keep this in mind. As an Anon, you won’t be yourself. This doesn’t mean you can’t state the things you think. It means that you won’t be you, to the rest of the world. Remember that info you wrote down about yourself earlier on? You can’t use or link to ANY of that. Lol no really, you can’t. All these things track back to you. Online & offline. And once things are linked, you’re screwed.. First read http://www.cyberguerrilla.

Start TOR. Now let’s start with a new email. Yes, new. You can pick basically any email client you want, but you can also go for the more secure & anonymous ones like hushmail. Setup for a rather secure & anonymous email: Create it like this “[email protected]” Remember, this can’t be one you already made once. This includes with the username, and make sure it doesn’t links to anything on the paper. (if in doubt, check it, search it, research) Make sure the password ain’t related to anything either. if you can’t think of anything, take the closest

book. pick 4 random pages and use the first 3-4 characters of every 20th word on the page. (It might be useful to note this down somewhere secure.) Use the same method for the ‘secret answer’ , but a different outcome. Basically, make yourself some sort of weird cryptic thing that only YOU know. So I prefer it if you don’t use the above method, but if you have at least 40 books with a lot of pages, it’s worth a shot.. You don’t need to use books, just find your own special ‘secret code’ Now that you’ve got a email (don’t fill in any personal details please..) you can continue with the rest. Just remember this; Always keep it on 1 email an account.

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Always use your method for passwords and secret/safety questions. Always use/register Anon related things with TOR.

Now the hardest thing for most people is the final step. Not being you. This is basically really simple, but people tend to forget it and f*ck up, get jailed etc. Don’t share pictures online with metadata/exifdate still in them. (If you don’t know what this is or how to remove it, search it with Google on TOR) Don’t share geolocations with tweets. Don’t use real names of people. Don’t share personal details to anyone. Don’t speak to people you know in real life. Avoid links. Always keep the above in mind. Just be anonymous from now on, because if you

use this (in combination with the rest of the www. cyberguerrilla.org guide) and you still get caught then well. See you in court. On TV... ... ... ... And maybe on the day we get you out. Shoutout to: @Doemela @SchoolofAnon Everyone who helped with #OpNewBlood so far. In memoriam of Matt Telfer (MLT of TeamPoison) A lot of people will miss you M... P.S. Buy a VPN!! you can get them cheaper with BITCOINS and BITCOINS you can get for pretty much nothing by mining them yourself! Use Mullvad.net to get a cheap VPN with Bitcoins! If you want to know how to mine Bitcoin using your computer just Google it!!

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Twenty-Thirteen We live in a time that far surpasses George Orwell’s nightmarish vision of Nineteen Eight-Four and hurtle toward an even more hellish future. This future, the New World Order, is desired by only the power hungry tiny minority on top of the pyramid. For the rest of us, potentially destined to be bound in abject slavery, life will not be worth living. Over the last three decades the push toward this end has esculated and is gathering speed.. World events are manufactured and dis-information spread by the mass media fills our ‘news’ papers and is broadcasted into in our homes incessantly in an attempt to manipulate our minds. Governments kill their own citizens. We are being divided and conquered. We are all under constant survelliance and monitored, and under threat of being micro-chipped, which, by a flick of a switch could be turned off at any point to kill us. Our bodies are poisoned by chemicals sprayed by aeroplanes,

and added to our food and water with the sole design to render us more dumb, more compliant. Our education has been degraded into a primer for slavery. As engineered economical situations plunge the majority into poverty and sickness, healthcare and the social systems which once gave some aid and protection to the sick, poor, elderly, and disabled are beng dismantled. The numbers of people being rendered homeless increases by the day, as does the suicide rate. As the push toward a more terrifying future accelerates, simultaneously, more and more people are expressing anger, more and more are questioning and awakening to the diabolical machinations going on. At present we still have some freedom to express viewpoints and are able to exchange information, though this is being threatened with curtailment. A rapid growth in information exchange is happening.

Not since the late sixties and early seventies have so many raised their voices in unison in protest to what is occuring and set to occur. Protests, protest groups, webpages and forums appear each day. One movement that has arisen, from humble beginnings on the internet, are Anonymous. Many still see this movement as solely a loose-knit group of hackers, young anarchic geeks. It is NOT. It has expanded and grown into a force which governmental bodies, mass media, pedophiles, and all manner of corrupt institutions and individuals now fear. Furthermore, it is evolving and growing still. Its members and followers are world-wide, of all ages, of varying skills and it is open to all. I am, for instance, a sixty year old woman who would not have a clue of how to hack into a computer. I have, however, from an early age, and consistently during the course of my life, fought for freedom and against tyranny

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and injustice. I have fought in a variety of ways, alone and with others, and will always do so. I give my alllegiance to Anonymous on the basis that I genuinely consider the movement to be one which will continue gather enough force to be instrumental in steering humanity away from the future, the few utterly evil elite, who have, without any shred of conscience, deliberately and systematically planned in their greed for ultimate power. There is still hope before we all totally zombified, restrained or wiped out. We are racing against time .... but I have faith ....... WE WILL SUCCEED!!!!

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V for Vendetta and the rise of Anonymous. By Alan Moore 10 February 2012 On Saturday protests are planned across the world against Acta - the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement. The treaty has become the focus of activists associated with the Anonymous hacking network because of concerns that it could undermine internet privacy and aid censorship. First published in 1982, the comic series V for Vendetta charted a masked vigilante’s attempt to bring down a fascist British government and its complicit media. Many of the demonstrators are expected to wear masks based on the book’s central character. Ahead of the protests, the BBC asked V for Vendetta’s writer, Alan Moore, for his thoughts on how his creation had become an inspiration and identity to Anonymous.

PREOCCUPATIONS Without wishing to overstate my case, everything in the observable universe definitely has its origins in Northamptonshire, and the adoption of the V for Vendetta mask as a multipurpose icon by the emerging global protest movements is no exception. Back at the crack of the 17th century, Rushton Triangular Lodge was a strange architectural folly constructed to represent the Holy Trinity by an increasingly eccentric Sir Thomas Tresham while he endured decades of housearrest for his outspoken Catholicism. It was also one of the two locations, both owned by Tresham and both in Northamptonshire, at which the Gunpowder Plot of 1605 was formulated by a group of dissident Catholics that included Tresham’s son Francis. It would seem likely that the treatment afforded to the

elder Tresham played some part in the general mix of grievances from which the reckless scheme ignited. Mastermind By the early sixteenhundreds, the bonfires traditionally lit around the start of November had been co-opted as trappings for a sort of national anti-Catholic day at which effigies of the Pope would be incinerated. As mastermind behind the terrorist outrage du jour, however, the plot’s nominal leader Guido Fawkes rapidly replaced the pontiff as hatemascot of choice on these occasions. Jump forward 300 years, though, to the battered post-war England of the 1950s, and the saturnine insurrectionary had taken on more ambiguous connotations. When parents explained to their offspring about Guy Fawkes and his attempt to blow up Parliament, there always seemed to be an undertone of admiration in

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their voices, or at least there did in Northampton. While that era’s children perhaps didn’t see Fawkes as a hero, they certainly didn’t see him as the villainous scapegoat he’d originally been intended as. Revolutionary At the start of the 1980s when the ideas that would coalesce into V for Vendetta were springing up from a summer of anti-Thatcher riots across the UK coupled with a worrying surge from the far-right National Front, Guy Fawkes’ status as a potential revolutionary hero seemed to be oddly confirmed by circumstances surrounding the comic strip’s creation: it was the strip’s artist, David Lloyd, who had initially suggested using the Guy Fawkes mask as an emblem for our one-managainst-a-fascist-state lead character. When this notion was enthusiastically received, he decided to buy one of the commonplace cardboard

Guy Fawkes masks that were always readily available from mid-autumn, just to use as convenient reference. To our great surprise, it turned out that this was the year (perhaps understandably after such an incendiary summer) when the Guy Fawkes mask was to be phased out in favour of green plastic Frankenstein monsters geared to the incoming celebration of an American Halloween. It was also the year in which the term “Guy Fawkes Night” seemingly disappeared from common usage, to be replaced by the less provocative ‘bonfire night’. At the time, we both remarked upon how interesting it was that we should have taken up the image right at the point where it was apparently being purged from the annals of English iconography. It seemed that

you couldn’t keep a good symbol down. If there truly was government unease about the mask and its associations back in the 1980s, these concerns had evidently evaporated by the first decade of the 21st century, when the movie industry apparently decided to re-imagine the original narrative as some sort of parable about the post9/11 rise of American neoconservatives, in which the words “fascism” or “anarchy” were nowhere mentioned. Anarchy and romance When the film was made during the peak period of anti-terrorist legislation the golden touch of Hollywood was, it seemed, sufficiently persuasive for the authorities to permit a massed horde of extras dressed as the nation’s most famous terrorist to cavort riotously in Parliament Square. I don’t think one need subscribe to any quasimystical theories about how the conceptual world of ideas

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can affect the substantial world of everyday existence in order to agree that, in retrospect, this could be seen as practically begging for it. After that, it wasn’t long before the character’s enigmatic Time-Warner trademarked leer appeared masking the faces of Anonymous protesters barracking Scientologists halfway down Tottenham Court Road. Shortly thereafter it began manifesting at antiglobalisation demonstrations, anti-capitalist protests, concerted hacker-attacks upon those perceived as enabling state oppression, and finally on the front steps of St Paul’s. It would seem that the various tectonic collapses deep in the structure of our economic and political systems have triggered waves of kinetic energy which are rolling through human populations rather than through their usual

medium of seawater. It also seems that our character’s charismatic grin has provided a ready-made identity for these highly motivated protesters, one embodying resonances of anarchy, romance, and theatre that are clearly well-suited to contemporary activism, from Madrid’s Indignados to the Occupy Wall Street movement. Neglect Our present financial ethos no longer even resembles conventional capitalism, which at least implies a brutal Darwinian free-forall, however one-sided and unfair. Instead, we have a situation where the banks seem to be an untouchable monarchy beyond the reach of governmental restraint, much like the profligate court of Charles I. Then, a depraved neglect of the poor and the “squeezed middle” led inexorably to an unanticipated reaction in the horrific form of Oliver Cromwell and the English Civil War

which, as it happens, was bloodily concluded in Northamptonshire. Today’s response to similar oppressions seems to be one that is intelligent, constantly evolving and considerably more humane, and yet our character’s borrowed Catholic revolutionary visage and his incongruously Puritan apparel are perhaps a reminder that unjust institutions may always be haunted by volatile 17th century spectres, even if today’s uprisings are fuelled more by social networks than by gunpowder. Some ghosts never go away. As for the ideas tentatively proposed in that dystopian fantasy thirty years ago, I’d be lying if I didn’t admit that whatever usefulness they afford modern radicalism is very satisfying. In terms of a wildly uninformed guess at our political future, it feels something like V for validation.

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Tyler Durden, Fight Club.

“ Look, the people you are after are the people you depend on: we cook your meals, we haul your trash, we connect your calls, we drive your ambulances. We guard you while you sleep. Do not fuck with us.”

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Noise is relative to the silence preceding it. The more absolute the hush, the more shocking the thunderclap. Our government has NOT heard the people’s voice for generations...

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... and it is much, much, much louder than they can remember. WE WON’T BE SILENCED!

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Anonymous Hacks U.S. State Department While you were sleeping last night, Anony­mous hacked into the U.S. State Department’s web­site, report­ed­ly in the name of fall­en com­rades Aaron Swartz and recently arrested mem­bers of LulzSec. Personal data - includ­ing names, email addresses and phone numbers of hundreds of State Department staffers - were leaked online to the Zer­oBin web­site. Anony­mous hacks US State Dept, invest­ment firm in homage to Aaron Swartz, #Lulzsec rt.com/usa/news/ anony… #OpLastResort — Anony­mous (@ YourAnonNews) Feb­ru­ary 20, 2013 The group also alleged­ly hit the invest­ment firm George K. Baum and Company, which has ties to Stratfor, the pri­vate intel­li­gence service that worked with the CIA (anoth­er for­mer tar­get of the group). Did you know this:

dazzlepod.com/ stratfor/?emai…That Invest­ ment Bank is linked to Strat­for — OpLas­tRe­sort (@ OpLastResort) Feb­ru­ary 19, 2013 In that attack, Anonymous also pub­lished the account data and trans­ac­tion informa­tion of the bank’s users. The OpLas­tResort Twit­ter account says the death of Aaron Swartz is the rea­son behind the group’s focus to tar­get the government with such feroci­ty. “This tragedy is basis for reform of computer crime laws and the overzealous prosecutors,” they write on the group’s Twit­ter bio. But in an iron­ic twist, “Opera­tion Last Resort” may have very unin­tend­ed conse­quences. Domi­no Effect Will this attack final­ly wake up the sleep­ing giant that is the Unit­ed States government?

The threat of online secu­ri­ty is very real, and the result of this newest action could truly gal­va­nize law­makers and pre­vi­ous­ly unsure Con­gress­men to sup­port the dan­ger­ous CISPA bill and intro­duce even harsh­er Inter­net laws. This kind of over­re­ac­tion could cause more dam­age than the attacks them­selves. With this attack fol­low­ing on the heels of Anonymous defac­ing sites owned by MIT, the Unit­ed States Sen­tenc­ing Com­mis­sion, the Fed­er­al Reserve and a failed hit on broad­ casts of the State of the Union speech last week, the wheels for enact­ing Draconian laws may already be in motion. Anony­mous, which cham­pi­ons Inter­net free­dom, may have just pushed the Web down a dark shaft. Mak­ing mat­ters worse, is what’s still in the arsenal of the online activist group. Anony­mous claims to possess “warheads,” codes to unlock encrypt­ed files

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said to con­tain sen­si­tive gov­ern­ment data, allegedly obtained dur­ing the January 25th hack of the U.S. Sentenc­ing Com­mis­sion site.

RESPECT EXISTENCE...

Under Obama’s new cyber­ law man­date, these actions are all cyber threats and pun­ish­able by severe action. How far is the gov­ern­ment will­ing to go to stop these attacks, and what will the ulti­mate effect on all our civil lib­er­ties be?

or EXPECT RESISTANCE!

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The Basics Basic Anonymous Dictionary. IRC - Internet Relay Chat - a chat system based on clients, bouncer and IRC service. Used for real time chat and transferring files over the Internet. Dox - Personal information about a person on the Internet, including real name, known aliases, address, phone number, SSN, credit card number, etc. Proxies - A proxy server helps cover up your tracks because you connect to remote computers through the proxy. Think of it as the condom of the Internet. PM - Private message. Use it to get in contact with other people. Mirror - An exact copy of a web site that is stored on a different server. Using multiple locations for warez sites allows the site to be accessed using a different address if the main site is deleted.

LOIC - LOIC (Low Orbit Ion Cannon) is an open source network stress testing and DoS attack application.

V& - Vanned - Getting caught/arrested by the FBI/ police/other feds.

Flaming - A general net term for “verbally” attacking someone. This can be done via email, bulletin board, chat room or any medium which involves communication across the web.

1.The Anonymous Truths. A. Anonymous is Leaderless. B. Anonymous is not a club, political movement or Religious sect. It has no race, colour or creed. Anonymous is just an idea based on freedoms – freedom of the Internet, freedom of speech, freedom of knowledge and freedom against oppression. C.Their is nothing official about Anonymous. No one controls the idea, the idea just is D.You are not expected to join every Op, go with your heart, you are an individual. E. Think for yourself, say how you feel (see points A,B,C,D).

Scanner - A program that attempts to find the weaknesses of potential victim computers by repeatedly requesting information from such computers and probing them for security holes in the process. Tango Down - A word used to describe the downing of a website. Army slang that refers to target down, originating from the NATO alphabet for the letter “T”. VM - Virtual Machine completely isolated guest operating system installation within a normal host operating system.

2.Operating Systems. Their are 3 main Operating systems available, these are Windows created by Microsoft, Mac OS created by Apple and Linux which is opensource and created by

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a community. Most Anons would use Linux or at least have linux as a Dual Boot (2 operating systems on the same machine) or in a virtual machine. Windows – Windows is widespread and used by most business’s worldwide, it isn’t particularly stable and has had security issues in the past, it is also the system most prone to virus’s and malware. We recommend avoiding windows 8 due to rumours of backdoors and killswitches. Mac OS – Created by Apple and only used on their tech, it is stable and mostly secure. Due to recent revelations involving child labour and overworked, underpaid staff in Asia we would avoid. Linux – Linux is opensource so free to download and used. It is very stable and secure and is updated constantly by a dedicated community. Linux is also behind the 2 most important operating systems in any

Anons Arsenal Backtrack and BlackBuntu (more on those later). Linux comes in many flavours but for beginners we would recommend Ubuntu or Mint. Linux is a good way to learn the command line and programming basics. We would always recommend Linux over any other operating system. 3.Web Browsers & Search Engines. There are many web browsers but we would recommend Firefox, not just because of its opensource background but because of the tools that come with it. Within Firefox you can set up private browsing and change your IP address, u can also control cookies and tracking. All these are very important in staying safe and secure and Anonymous on the web. Firefox is easy to download but comes pre installed on most Linux Operating Systems (Distro’s) Firefox also provides Addons these are handy tools that can be bolted on

to the web browser below is a list of the most useful to an Anon. Ghostery - Alerts users about the web bugs, ad networks and widgets on visited web pages. Adblock - Block all annoying ads all over the web ShowIP - Display information regarding the IPv4s and IPv6s about the current site in the status bar Hackbar - This toolbar will help you in testing sql injections, XSS holes and site security. Https Everywhere - The browser extension makes it easier to connect to encrypted websites. Chatzilla – Chat client (more on chat clients later). Cryptocat - An open source web application intended to allow secure, encrypted online chatting. AnonyMox - Hides your true Internet identity and makes it look as if not you. NoScript - Pre-emptively blocks malicious scripts and allows JavaScript, Java and other potentially dangerous content only from sites you trust.

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Beef Taco - Sets permanent opt-out cookies to stop behavioral advertising Tiny URL - Turns a long URL into a much shorter one. Firefox will connect u to Google, but Google does track, if u don’t wanna be tracked we recommend DuckDuckGo, DuckDuckGo is a search engine that can be set very much like Firefox, u can set security, tracking and cookies on it , so coupled with Firefox it can keep u pretty much off the grid if used right. 4.Email and Communication. As more and more Governments want to read your email its getting harder to find email clients that won’t let them. If you wanna keep your emails internet based then Hushmail is a good choice as you can also encrypt emails if you wish. Within Tor (see proxies) you can also set up a TORmail account which is also very secure but does involve accessing TOR to check or send mail.

Their are also web clients such as Thunderbird which will bring your email to your desktop rather than having it floating around the web. Most Linux Distro’s come with Thunderbird or something similar to it. Some VPN providers (see proxies) also offer email accounts. Other forms of communication can include some or all of the following IRC – Internet Relay Chat – These are (hopefully) encrypted chat rooms set up on private servers. IRC is a known communication platform for Anonymous but recently more and more Anons are moving on due to concerns about security and logging of conversations. Most arrested Anons have been shown logs of conversations from IRC’s by the feds to prove guilt. If you are going to use an IRC then keep it to general chat and no Hacking chat, thats just our advice. CryptoCat - Friends use Cryptocat to talk without

revealing messages to a third party. LGBTQ activists use Cryptocat to keep private matters private. Journalists use Cryptocat to keep their stories and research confidential. Cryptocat is made for everyone. Thats what the advert says and its kinda true, u can send a link to other Anons u wish to chat to and in theory its pretty much private. A lot of Anons are now doing this. Just make sure u send the links securely using Privnote or PM. Jtorchat – Torchat became Jtorchat, and Jtorchat had issues and died for a while but it has been revived and so can be used once again which is great news. Jtorchat is a p2p IM messenger running through the TOR proxies. It allows for buddy lists where u can share ID’s with trusted Anons. Jtorchat is secure and encrypted and many Anons us it, but it can be a fiddle to set up. Pads – Pads include

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Pastebin, AnonPad, PiratePad and EtherPad. The most popular being Pastebin but due to recent issues involving censorship by the Pastebin people (basically rolling over for the feds) its not used as much as it once was. Pads allow u to write stuff like this guide for example and then sent it to others across the web, they exist purely online. Some pads like PiratePad allows multiple people to work on the same project and even chat whilst doing it. Anonymous uses pads a lot for all manner of things from planning, Operation background, data dumps and even defacements. Chat Clients - Different types of Chat Clients that can be used when connecting to an IRC network. I have put together the most propular clients. And there pros and con’s aswell as how you can make them more secure. Inportant Notice:- IT is advised that all new Anon’s/guests use at least a VPN and Tor.

For your own protection, when you have registered YOU SHOULD set up a VHOST. When connecting to a IRC network of any kind, (Voxanon/Anonset/ Anonops) etc please use common sense and dont have nicks which are linked to your real life. Infact when connecting to the network(s) please LEAVE everything else behind, you name, your family, your job etc. this information can be used to DOX you etc. 1) Mibbit: is an online chat client, it supports a variety of platforms including most popular web browsers (Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome, Safari, Opera and SeaMonkey etc) Why use Mibbit: for one its one of the most common way that people who seek out Anonymous will use the first time they join any of our networks. But it is inportant to move to a more secure form of chat client, as a lot of Opers (@) etc dislike Mibbit for many reasons, people tend to conintue to use Mibbit as a last resort if

there current client is broken and been fixed or if they need to relay an important message to someone or to a channel. 2) Web chat : A web chat system allows users to communicate in real time using easily accessible web interfaces, as its a type of internet online chat which is known for its simplicity and access to users who do not wish to take the time to install and learn a specialized chat software. Again this can be a last resort same as the Mibbit Client. 3) Xchat Xchat is the most popular client a lot of people will use, due how easy it is to use The default view for the client window is referred to as “tree view”, but can be configured for a tabbed interface for multiple simultaneous. Tabs change colour as text arrives, other users enter or leave channels, or address the user’s nickname. The interface can display click-able operator (“op”)

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commands and others, and be customized for fonts, event sounds, and timestamping and logging (Logging is bad and is frowned upon) . XChat implements all standard IRC Commands that you would expect, Xchat is available to download across many platforms e.g Windows/ Linux/Mac systems. Xchat is suggested for newcomers to chat clients, who seek a easy to use, hassle free, easy to configure Client program. 4) mIRC is an IRC client for Windows and has been described as “on of the most popular IRC clients that is available for Windows” its easy to use and alter the look and the behaviour of the client. Its also easy to set up as well. Another claimed feature is mIRC’s file sharing abilities, via the DCC protocol, featuring a built in file server. MIRC is very similar to Xchat as its easy to use, hassle free and easy to configure. With the right help 5) is a IRC client for Linux,Windows, Mac OS

x systems. Its not as GUI friendly as the other clients, its a text client with no GUI. Its however fast, stable and powerful, you alter the appearance of it in the form of background colours/ text colours and even put a background picture if you want to. You can make it run thought the TOR program for added security and peace of mine via joining the TOR Leaf, you can get the OTR plugin in, which only works if the other person has irssi and the OTR plugin installed. You can get other plugin’s as well but its best to get the basic of the client frist before diving into the deep end. I would not advise to use Irssi for new starters but rather use another client like Xchat. 5) ChatZilla: ChatZilla is an IRC client for Mozilla a-based browsers such as Firefox, It is a cross platform, open sourced software which has been noted for its consistent appearance across platforms, CSS appearance customization and scripting.

And how easy it is to set up and customize the settings to personal style. It contains most general features of IRC clients, including connecting to multiple servers at once, maintaining a built-in list of standard networks, searching and sorting of available channels, chat logging (which frowned upon and will result in been banned) Direct Client -toClient (“DCC”) chat and file transfers, There are many Chat Clients out there that can be used to connect to any of our networks, some are really user friendly and easy to set up and maintain, but its down to your own personal choice, ALL chat clients have there own pro’s and con’s, hopefully this mini guide has/will help you on your way, again I cant stress to you how important it is to be protected. With VPNS/VPS and tor etc. when you have joined a network please head over to #opnewblood #help #opnewblood and #help

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anon’s will be able to help you set you up and make sure you have all important programs up and running before going ahead with what ever you have decided to do for Anonymous. please listen to the wise words and advice of these anons as they know what they are talking about. Virtual Machines. A virtual machine (VM) is a simulation of a machine (abstract or real) that is usually different from the target machine (where it is being simulated on). Virtual machines may be based on specifications of a hypothetical computer or emulate the computer architecture and functions of a real world computer. (Wikipedia) Their are to main VM programs worth downloading both function in the same way. The first is VirtualBox the second is VMWare. They both pretty much work in the same way. Having a virtual machine running on your pc or laptop to allows you to do 2 things,

first it allows you to have multiple operating systems (depending on cpu etc) which can all be used for different things, second it allows you to run a hack lab within a single environment. Rather then having 2 pcs u can set the virtual machine as the target. This is a great training tool and recommended for all Hackers and Pen testers. Setting up your Virtual Machine. We will use Ubuntu as the OS in this guide. Step 1. Download Ubuntu and Vitualbox. Virtualbox can be found on oracle and Ubuntu can be found through the power of google. Ubuntu will come in a .iso so you will need something to mount the image, I myself use Magicdisk. Step 2. After mounting Ubuntu, open Virtualbox and select “New” on the top left hand corner. Step 3. Select a name for your VM and then change

the OS type to Linux and the version to Ubuntu. Step 4. Next you have to decide how much RAM to allocate to the VM. Choosing the amount of RAM to allocate to the VM while its running depends on how much RAM you have. If you dont know, google it because im not going to explain how to find out. Choose an amount that will still leave some for your own computer, if you plan to do things on your base OS while the VM is running its a good idea to keep at least 4BG if you can. Step 5. Now its time to allocate some space on your hard drive to the VM. Select “Create new hard disk”. Keep the file type of this hard disk to VDI to keep things simple and choose Fixed size on the next page. Then choose the location of where you would like to save your new hard disk and set how big its going to be. A good size is about 4GB, 8GB if you have the space. It will come up with

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the settings you have just selected and if you are happy with it click “create” and it will begin to make your new hard disk. Step 6. Now, start the VM. It will ask if you what media sources you want to use, use whatever one your image mounter used, for me it was E. Step 7. Congratulations, you just got a VM with Ubuntu working, all you need to do now is install the OS as Ubuntu tells you. IMPORTANT: Once you have set up the VM you need to go into the VM’s settings, go to System and change the boot order to the hard disk. To get USBs recognized by the VM, go into Machine --> settings --> USB and select which one you want.

Civil Disobedience, Law and Safety. PREPARING For a Ground Op

1) How are you getting there and back 2) Who are you going with 3) Research in to the ground Op first as it may not be what you think it is 4) Contact numbers and spare cash (write the numbers on your self this way it can not be removed off you if arrested) 5) Make sure you have a Green & Black cross phone number written some where on your body (in case of being arrested GBC are law advice team that can help if and when a arrested at a demo protest ground Ops what ever you want to call these people can help) 6) KNOW YOUR AREA When at a protest you can be in some cases kettled in, if you know the area you maybe be able to get out of said issue and others with you so study the area where the Op is taking place 7) Know your rights ! Never

give your details to the police if you are stopped always be “nice” and just say “have you proof of me doing something wrong?” if they do “NO COMMENT” if they dont have any thing against you “No comment” if they cant tell you why they stopped you then you don’t have to stop REMEMBER THEY MAYBE A DOUCHE BAG TO YOU BUT TRY to be as clam and collected as possible What to take with you to Ground Ops *take a old phone with a spare sim card with ya save what ever numbers on it but make sure ya have a next of kin (ya mum) and GBC written some where on ya write it on ya 2-3 times in case it gets smudged or one set gets rubbed off * take a small basic medi pack with you in case it’s needed by some who knows first aid * take a map (print off the section so you know the area at all times ) * always take spare cash

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* always come with ya mask / some thing to cover ya face with like scarf and sunglasses &/or a Guy Fawkes Mask What to wear When at a ground ops expect any thing and every thing from walking to running to standing on ya feet all day So just remember this when thinking what to wear LuLz ........Comfortable shoes trainers / boots what ever clothes that fit / you can be active in. Say just for argument ya at a op riot quicks off every one has legged it a safe place away from the police yet your pludding along in high hills mini skirt and a G string up ya ass ......YA BUSTED ! so just bare that in mind personally i wear dark urban combats and black and red t-shirt with a black hoodie and a pair of trainers and boots in my bag in case) Drinking & Drugs NOW i wont lie i like a little to drink and smoke but it

REALLY isn’t a good idea to drink when at a ground op Many people get god like powers when drinking and think it’s a good idea to piss off a police officer (yes and No) the police dont like drunks and most the people at the ground ops dont really want a drunk to roll with them as it causes problems ::IF YOU DO DECIDE TO DRINK AT A GROUND OP PLEASE BE REASONABLE TO THE OTHERS AT THE GROUND OP:: Also just to quickly touch on drugs do what ever ya want but really in a way the ABOVE kinda goes to this as well if you are going to smoke a bit sniff abit fine just dont be a douche bag and cause issue not just for your self but the others at the same ground ops and not every body will be cool with so do not get in their face if they have an opinion . Colors Colors are used to roughly work out what role someone is willing play if the ground Ops turns to civil disobedience. This happens

when the feds don’t like us getting to close to them they shot ,they thorough smokes and start beating down on us / other... (RED & BLACK) these colors are used mainly as the front line colors people wearing red &/ or black are the people who want to hold the front line in some cases you would see red and black move forward to hold the police moving up these people in my books are the “hero’s” .......(in my book any ways) these people will protect the other protester from the police and act as anon police (GREEN) Green is the color most used for those covering the media side of the ground Ops posting tweets and facebook messages from the ground Op to those back at home / over seas who didn’t know shit was going down they also keeps those around like “r&b” informed as to whats going on where

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they live stream the stuff the main stream media dose not think is worthy of their stations / paid to cover up (BLUE) Blue is the marshal color / organizer they be the ones who have probably done all the research in to the reason the ground Ops took place and when it did (i think of them as the calm brain in a mad mans body) (WHITE) White is color for medics and the role should only be filled by those who know first aid / have a medi pack and SERIOUSLY KNOW WHAT THEY ARE DOING ! acting like a medic is BAD you could end up doing more damage then good and the last thing any one wants is to be blamed for “helping” and in fact cost some Anon to lose their arm .......BaD TiMeS ::EVERY GROUND OP SHOULD HAVE A MEDIC EVEN IF THERE IS NO CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE::

Tear Gas Dibenzoxazepine | CR GAS Chemical weaponry was first used in the United States in the Civil War at the siege of Charleston. Wood was saturated with sulphur and burned under the parapets around the city hoping that favorable winds would propel huge clouds of choking smoke to drive out the defenders. French law enforcement is reputed to have been the first police organization to have used a chemical lachrymator (tear-producing) in a handthrown device. At the start of World War I (1914-1918) the French Army had limited stocks of hand and rifle grenades, loaded with a liquid tear-producing agent called Ethylbromacetate. Agent CR (Dibenzoxazepine) is a potent sensory irritant. CR is the parent compound of Loxapine Succinate, an Anti-Psychotic drug. CR is usually disseminated in a liquid solution with a propylene glycol base. CRs physical properties are

similar to those of CS, but CRs effects on the individual are more severe. In addition to affecting the eyes and respiratory tract, CR induces intense skin pain. CR causes eye pain and excessive tearing. Slight edema to the eye lids may last for 2 to 6 hours. Skin pain and reddening are CR’s two main effects. Although burning sensation may last for 15 to 30 minutes, the reddening may persist for several hours. Areas of the skin previously exposed to CR may become painful again when exposed to water even after 24 hours or longer. CR, when entering the mouth, causes a burning sensation, excessive salivation, sore throat, and a mucous discharge from the nose. CR appears to have a greater safety ratio than either CN or CS. However, CR is a relatively toxic agent and the mortal dose in a human subject is of the same order of magnitude as the other war gases.

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In a poorly ventilated environment an individual can inhale a fatal dose within minutes. Death results from asphyxiation associated with the development of pulmonary edema. CR medical treatment is largely palliative (to lessen the severity without cure), and induces reassurance, removal of contaminated clothing, and washing of eyes and skin. Eye pain can be relieved with medications. Tear Gas The first thing to remember about exposure to these chemical weapons is that it is not the worst thing that could happen to you. The hype and fear surrounding them is enormous, but in reality, if you are careful and smart, you should survive it with little problem. This information is the result of conversations with experts and prior experience. How They Are Deployed: Tear gas and pepper spray

can be sprayed from small hand-held dispensers or large fire-extinguisher size tanks. Pepper spray also comes in plastic projectiles which are fired at the chest to knock the wind out of a person, who then takes a deep breath of pepper from the burst projectile. Tear gas is most commonly deployed via canisters, which are fired into crowds, sometimes directly at people. It’s important that you know not to pick up the canisters without gloves as they are extremely hot. Be aware that the time it takes you to throw it will allow you to be heavily exposed. How They Affect Humans: Both tear gas and pepper spray are skin irritants, causing burning pain and excess drainage from eyes, nose, mouth and breathing passages. Pepper spray is more popular with authorities as an agent of control because of its immediate pain-causing qualities. It is harder to remove from the skin and has the capacity to cause

first degree burns. If you are exposed to either tear gas or pepper spray, you may experience: Stinging, burning in your eyes, nose, mouth and skin Excessive tearing, causing your vision to blur Runny nose Increased salivation Coughing and difficulty breathing Disorientation, confusion and sometimes panic Intense anger from pepper spray exposure is a common response; this can be useful if you are prepared for it and are able to focus it towards recovery and returning to the action. Channel your anger, release it from your system, avoid holding it in. The good news is that the above effects are temporary. Discomfort from tear gas usually disappears after 5-30 minutes, while the worst pepper spray discomfort may take 20 minutes to 2 hours to subside. The effects of both diminish sooner with

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treatment. Because pepper spray penetrates to the nerve endings, its effects may last for hours after removal from the skin. Avoid Inaccurate & Dangerous Treatment Myths: There are many myths about treatment and prevention. Much of this misinformation is potentially dangerous. Some of it, if applied, could greatly increase or prolong a person’s reaction to exposure, or at the very least provide a false sense of security. When to Prevent Exposure: For most healthy people, the effects of tear gas and pepper spray are temporary. However, for some people the effects can be longlasting and life-threatening. People with the conditions listed below should be aware of these risks and may want to try and avoid exposure. Please be aware that in intense actions

such as police behavior can be unpredictable, and avoidance is not always possible. Those with the following health conditions should avoid entering crowds where there is risk of exposure to these substances. Conditions: Folks with respiratory diseases, such as asthma, emphysema, etc. risk exacerbation, or permanent damage if exposed. Vulnerable people such as infants, the elderly, and the immune compromised, risk intensified and possibly lifethreatening responses. Anyone with chronic health conditions or those on medications that weaken the immune system, (ie: chemotherapy, Lupus, HIV, radiation, or longterm corticosteroids such as prednisone) risk exacerbation of illness, intensified response and possible delayed recovery. Women who are or could be pregnant, or who are trying to get pregnant, may be at risk of spontaneous

abortion, or increased risk of birth defects. Nursing mothers risk passing toxins on to their infant. Folks with skin conditions (ie: severe acne, psoriasis, or eczema) and eye conditions (i.e.: conjunctivitis or uveitis) risk an intensified response. People wearing contact lenses may experience increased eye irritation and damage due to chemicals being trapped under the lenses. Protection: Avoid the use of oils, lotions and detergents because they can trap the chemicals and thereby prolong exposure. Wash your clothes, your hair and your skin beforehand in a detergent-free and unscented soap. We recommend using a water or alcohol-based sunscreen (rather than oil-based). If your choice is between oil-based or nothing, we advocate using the sunscreen. Getting pepper sprayed on top of a

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sunburn is not fun. We also recommend minimizing skin exposure by covering up as much as possible. This can also protect you from the sun, as can a big hat, baseball cap or bandana. Gas masks provide the best facial protection, if properly fitted and sealed. Alternatively, swimming goggles (with shatter-proof lenses), respirators, even a wet bandana soaked in vinegar over the nose and mouth will help. What to Do When Exposed: STAY CALM. Panicking increases the irritation. Breathe slowly and remember it is only temporary. Educate yourself prior to going out, to know what to expect, and thereby reduce the likelihood of panicking. If you see it coming or get a warning, put on protective gear, if able, try to move away or get upwind. Blow your nose, rinse your mouth, cough and spit repeatedly. AVOID

SWALLOWING. If you wear contacts, try to remove the lenses or get someone to remove them for you, with CLEAN, uncontaminated fingers. AVOID WEARING CONTACT LENSES BEFORE GOING OUT. DO NOT RUB IT IN. Remedies We have been doing trials with pepper spray to find good remedies and have found some things will definitely help minimize the discomfort. None of these are miracle cures; using these remedies will help people to feel better faster, but it will still take time. For the eyes and mouth: We recommend a solution of half liquid antacid (like Maalox) and half water. A spray bottle is ideal but a bottle that has a squirt cap works as well. Always irrigate from the inside corner of the eye towards the outside, with head tilted back and slightly towards the side being rinsed. It seems from our trials that

it needs to get into the eye to help. This means that if the sprayed person says it’s okay you should try to open their eye for them. They most likely won’t be able/ willing to open it themselves, and opening will cause a temporary increase in pain, but the solution does help. It works great as a mouth rinse too. For the skin: We recommend canola oil followed by alcohol. Carefully avoiding the eyes, vigorously wipe the skin that was exposed to the chemical with a rag or gauze sponge saturated with canola oil. Follow this immediately with a rubbing of alcohol. Remember that alcohol in the eyes hurts A LOT. Anyone whose eyes you get alcohol in will not be your friend. Secondary treatments can include: spitting, blowing your nose, coughing up mucous (you don’t want to swallow these chemicals!), walking around with your arms outstretched, removing contaminated clothing and

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putting on new clothing, In fact, it is essential to shower and wash your clothes as soon as you are able. WARNING: pepper spray can dry on your skin, and then get re-activated when you shower due to contact with moisture! See section below on how to get rid of pepper spray before you shower!

and tied tightly around the nose and mouth is a last resort. It is far better than nothing, but remember that it is merely a barrier and not a filter and so won’t do much for long-term protection. You can keep it soaking in a plastic bag until ready to use. Bring several, as multiple uses will render a bandanna as gassy as the air around you.

These chemicals are toxic, and will continually contaminate you and everyone around you until you get rid of it. Until then, try not to touch your eyes or your face, or other people, furniture, carpets etc. to avoid further contamination. Also rinse your washing machine in highest heat after you wash your clothes in them, to get rid of residue inside the machine. Remember, it is only temporary, and our bodies are extremely strong and have detoxification mechanisms built in

For protecting your eyes, swim goggles work well as they have a tight seal. Shatter-resistance is another nice quality for goggles to have. Most goggles have air holes to prevent fogging–fill these with epoxy (glue).

Essential Protective Gear: A bandanna soaked vinegar

You should be aware that whatever protection you

Covering these holes with duct tape can work in a pinch against an initial attack, though not for long term protection. Try them on with your respirator or bandana to ensure that they are compatible and that both will provide a tight seal.

choose will be visually quite powerful. Gas masks work the best; they also look quite scary and intimidating and can be alienating to others. They can however also make you a target of police violence. Think carefully about your impact on others when you decide how to protect yourself. Aim to wear the same kind of gear as a group, not just you as an individual. Strength in numbers. We suggest that you trial your gear at home before you head out, to make sure you understand your protective mechanisms and are familiar with them, prior to entering the heat of action. Here’s a tip I got from Palestinian demonstrators: Smear lime fruit juice on the inside of any fabric which covers your mouth such as a scarf – anything you use to cover your mouth. This is claimed to remove all effects from the CS gas (tear gas) although I haven’t really tried it myself.

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Improvised Gas Mask: Find a bandana, or a rag: something to wrap around your head made of strong material. Now find some charcoal. Smash up the charcoal. Soak the bandana/rag in water. Line one side of the bandana/rag with charcoal dust. Fold bandana/rag over and wrap around your nose and mouth. Onions as Protection Against Tear Gas: If you don’t have any vinegar or water-soaked bandanas, or may be around someone who doesn’t, carry an onion on you. If gassed, break it in half and sniff it, and get it close to your eyes….it greatly reduces the irritation in the eyes and nasal cavity. I Learned that from a photojournalist in Gaza. Get each friend to carry an onion in their pocket before you head out. How to Safely Get Rid of Pepper Spray – DO NOT

APPLY WATER! When dealing with OC sprays (Pepper Gas) you will find that they are activated and reactivated by water. In other words, even if you have let it dry on your skin you are still at risk to reactivation, if you were to get it wet again. The safest way to remove contamination from the skin is to let the skin dry, dab with a dry cloth or fan the skin. Pending availability, products like baby shampoo can be applied to a contaminated area around eyes and face (it works even better if it is refrigerated prior to application) to provide temporary relief (also the drying of the shampoo will help remove a large amount of the loose capsaicin). What is capsaicin? From Wikipedia: Capsaicin is the active ingredient [derived from chilli peppers] in riot control and personal defense pepper spray chemical agents. When the spray comes in contact with skin, especially eyes or mucous membranes,

it is very painful, and breathing small particles of it as it disperses can cause breathing difficulty, which serves to discourage assailants. It’s not uncommon to feel unable to open your eyes. When sprayed, I have found the quickest relief is to strobe your eyes to get tears flowing again. Once you can open your eyes and tear, stare for as long as you can bear letting the tears flow to clear your eyes as quickly as possible. The longer you keep your eyes shut and the longer you strobe your eyes the longer you will be contaminated. You want the body fluids in the mouth, nose and eyes to be running as much as possible (this is your bodies’ /body’s natural defense clearing itself out – work with it!). How to Safely Get Rid of Tear Gas – DO NOT APPLY WATER! Do NOT wash your face with water if you suffer tear gas. You should not wet your

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skin: it increases the effect of the tear gas. Instead, apply vinegar or lemon juice to the skin in order to get rid of the effect of the tear gas. Cloths with some apple vinegar or pure lemon juice are very useful in riots. You can press some lemon in a plastic bottle before going to the protest. So you can wet your mask with lemon juice (or vinegar), and it will decrease the effect of tear gas. In case of old teargas No water , yeast dissolved in water or cold water and soup while showering How to Handle Tear Gas Canisters The thick gloves used by construction workers are good to throw the tear gas cans back to the Basiji goons. Warning: The tear gas cans are too hot to hold with bare hands! Afterward, Wash Your Clothes As Soon As You Can Wash your clothes as soon

as possible because there are chemicals on those clothes! Remember to eat well and sleep tight before going to a protest. If you smoke or take drugs, stop it before you go. For your skin, a couple of boxes of Baking Soda will help in addition to regular soap with skin conditioners. Remember, the pepper spray is going to really get to your mucous membranes. Under your armpits, Crotch (sorry ladies, its going to burn like hell). The snot is going to pour out of your nose like someone turned on a fire hydrant and its going to burn the whole time. Your eye lids are going to swell up too. Use the Benadryl (Diphenhydramine hydrochloride ) for that. If you eat tear gas, don’t use water – it makes everything worse. Use fresh lemon juice or vinegar instead. Designed to Induce Panic – Stay Calm: If you get hit by tear gas,

or something worse, it will feel like you are unable to breathe. This is how it works, and is designed to work. You panic, and riots stop. The trick is to understand that while it feels like you are unable to breathe, you are actually breathing just fine. Tear gas doesn’t kill people unless they have a severe allergic reaction to it or have a medical condition/weakness already. So try and remain calm. If you can, sit down in a place out of the way and just remind yourself that you are breathing. Getting rid of the panic eliminates a lot of the effectiveness of the anti-riot gas. Conclusion: Educate yourself about the tear gas and pepper spray challenge What to if and when stopped and searched / arrested On your body write Legal Support 07946

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London or otherwise advise you by phone on what to do.

IF ARRESTED - NO COMMENT You do not need to talk to the police about anything. If you are arrested, giving your name and address will speed up the process of being released. Any other information may be used against you and once you start talking it can be hard to stop: so don’t say anything, it is easier! If they ask you questions, just say ‘no comment’, until you have spoken to a solicitor and don’t sign anything.

DON’T GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS TO POLICE When you are stopped or searched under any search powers, you don’t have to give the police your details. The only time you are legally required to give your name and address is if you are driving a vehicle or involved in a road traffic accident. If you are suspected of antisocial behavior (causing harassment, alarm or distress) or when the cops want to issue you with a summons with or fixed penalty notice, then the cops can arrest you if you fail to give them your details.

DON’T USE THE DUTY SOLICITOR If you’re arrested you have a right to FREE legal advice. You can use a ‘duty solicitor’ but we STRONGLY advise against. If you haven’t been told at the protest of local solicitors who have experience of dealing with protesters, we recommend you use BINDMANS (020 7833 4433) who should be able to come to your interview if you are in

If you are arrested but you think there is no good reason for your arrest, the police may be just trying it on to get your personal details (they have a database to fill). At this point you can still refuse to tell the arresting officer and say that you will give your details to the custody officer at the

police station. You may find you are simply released so it can be worth waiting it out. AVOID LETTING THEM PHOTOGRAPH YOU You don’t have to make it easy for them to photograph you - they have no power to force you to comply with being photographed or filmed unless you are being processed at the police station.

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Dialogues between Anons Introduction. Many of us feel disappointed, sad, angry, depressed or simply paralyzed. Will we remain in these states? Or will we react, try to understand, find some solutions and move on? Anyone can be Anonymous, it’s a fact, But Anons also share certain ethics and human values despite the diversity of ideas, thoughts or principles; FreeAnons have organized a dialogue between some Anons to analyze the situation and collect this diversity of ideas and thoughts about sensitive topics that have played a major role in the issues experienced recently by our movement and led to increase the number of arrested anons. Several topics were discussed, we published them by topic, but these dialogues are not closed, you can comment them or add your opinion any time you wish:

Part I - Groups with “sec” suffix (AND the “crew” or “cr3w” suffix) Anon 1 We have certainly noticed that what causes us the most troubles is the tendency to build a separate small groups of hackers with “sec” suffix while they continue to claim being Anonymous. They are magnets for secret agencies, and unfortunately these agencies manage often to recruit one or more informants among these groups, the average is higher than among Anonymous and activist communities in general. Unfortunately, many hackers seek fame, power or wealth, these hackers are definitely a good targets to recruit informants. The estimated average of hackers who accept to collaborate with law enforcement entities is about 25%. By allowing this kind of small groups to create public channels in an Anonymous irc, we face many disadvantages in addition to those mentioned above.

Young activists are generally attracted by these “masters” and can be easily influenced by them, the risk is they can be “badly” influenced. Public channels are aggravating factors for that kind of contacts. Anonymous has always claimed that we can be any normal citizen. These groups do not reflect this image. The other channels tend to be democratic and consensual, while the small hackers groups tend to have leaders and/or hierarchical relations When it comes to hacking... There are few people who truly have skill. This is why heirarchical relations are formed. Anyone without the knowledge of how to program or exploit will typically seek out somebody maintaining expertise in the field. Media tends to highlight the hacker aspects of Anonymous and thus those attracted to the attention whore aspect get absorbed into those subgroups. Obviously they get the master that

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they deserve... And and hence they’ll probably get entangled with law enforcement if they stick around in those groups. Anon 2 However Anonymous is an idea, a banner, this is something we as Anons have to face and live with since anyone can be Anonymous. Anon 3 I don’t think this is something that can be remedied. Also, you have to admit quite a few of these groups have helped the cause. Anon 4 No Anon should be worth more than another. The skill of every individual is what makes him/her interesting and we need experience in all areas of human knowledge. +9001 +666 Anon 2 hehe yup teamwork teamwork teamwork for those who come into the PR chan, we do nothing untill the team votes on it and everyone has a part in it no matter what.

Anon 5 Lulz/AntiSec elevated a few individuals to be seen as way more imortant than other Anons. And not because they ran infrastructure that ops were launched from, but because they chose all the targets and operations themselves. There was nothing participatory about having the biggest room on the biggest anon irc network devoted to Antisec, and this a feeder channel to a secret group of statusfag hackers - who were also misdirecting operational targets for their own ends as in #OpMegaupload. Fuck that shit.

and encouragement +1+1 Everybody starts from being a beginner in any area.

Anon 6 It is important to remember that all of us started at one point or another, and thus it is not in our best interest to turn away newblood just because they are identified as ‘skiddies’ or deemed inexperienced. We should consider the possibility that script kiddies/ newblood have the potential to achieve great feats if we are able to nurture them through sound advice

Anon 5 It didn’t used to just be about hacking and *sec all the time. Remember when an operation was participatory and had all kinds of skills and involvement? I don’t know if we can ever get back to that point but once an op used.

Anon 2 yup we were all n00bs at one point,everyone was +1. Anon 7 Also learn to recognize the difference between a person who uses tools like Havij and someone using a tool because they are just learning and don’t know any better. Scripts & programs are great for beginners but skiddies are fine just with their scripts, while others learn scripts as jumping off points to learn from.

Anon 8 +100. I rememberrrr.... Anon 2 ( AnonPR is here to change that big plans in

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the making- also AnonPr is a non hacking legal anon team). Anon 1 Hackers have a haughty look on the other anons who don’t have technical skills making them feel useless, while the most successful operations we did were simple ddos used by simple citizens or activists; This is the reason of our popularity and governments fear.+one millon Anon 9 We need to remind and reinforce the message that you don’t need to have hacking skills, run Backtack, or DDoS just to participate and that EVERY op requires a vast array of people with a range of different skills.. graphics, video, writing, etc., are HUGE assets for promoting ops, and even without those skills, simply having an intelligent person that contributes to discussions can go very far. At the very least, anybody can help an op by spreading the message on twitter, facebook (ew) and whatever other social

means they have. Think the “6 degress of separation” -- they might not be able to contribute directly, but their direct connections (and the connections through their connections, the indirect ones) can reach people that might be a huge asset.+999 Anon 10 every action towards a common goal is a contribution. Operation paperstorm was one of the most effective ops turned tactic ever, and it’s something we have neglected thus far. Anybody can wear a mask and had out a flyer downtown. (it’s actually perfect for getting a newbloods feet wet with activism) What a terrible loss. We can get it back though. +1 Anon 11 Hackers, lulz, “sec”, can and will profit from the fact you are unprotected. They have their place and function in the ecosystem. You serve them and they will serve you. Even as they may look and act dangerous security is paramount for them. And for you.

Anon 12 Of course small groups have their role and many times they did awesome work, the point here is to not confuse them with anons as their structure is different; they are like the hacktivists groups that we respect but anonymous system is more general and include a majority of no hackers. Anon13 We are like bounds government backed and quit safe but make small incremental movess although we did start out kicking the smaller groups are like stocks they are risky but well worth the lulz and probaly should be warmed to stick together through the worst and the best you are apart of your selected team thick and thin.

Part II - Is it justifiable to collaborate with feds after being arrested? Is it a fatality or can we prevent it? Anon1 Feds can always find ways to pressure activists or hackers to turn

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them; If we start by find that is normal to turn for one reason or another, they will finally involve a majority... It is not “normal” to turn, it was always very rare that secret services could find activists to work with them, why? because an activist is by definition some one who accept to sacrify his/her own interests for the cause that he/she fights for, furthermore they know by experience and from many historic cases that secret services often get rid of their informants for embarrassing reasons. Anon10 ^^ Do people not understand that even if you cooperate, commuted sentence still means go to jail. Take it from somebody who is VERY experienced with jail and the legal system, snitches go to jail too, and they are kept in PC because they are snitches. But snitches manage to get killed quite often in PC. You dont gain anything from snitching. Perhaps is it wise to share the TRUTH about how you should react when arrested and interrogated.

Feds will lie to you to get you to cooperate and make their case solid. The absolute BEST thing you can do is not say a word. Not. One. Word. Not even “fuck you”. [LOVE YOU +10000000] Anon7 Also remember that they WILL LIE TO YOU. They will rattle off a whole list of “charges” and offense and tell you some ridiculous number of years as your maximum sentence with a huge fine... #1) Remember that the burden of proof is on THEM, so that means they need to PROVE every single charge---unlikely if you keep your mouth shut. Just TrueCrypt your drive and take basic steps to cover your ass, and that will make that a very big burden. Anon10 ^^ Facts. Without a confession, even the probability of a murder charge is lessened extensively. Just watch “the first 48” if you dont believe me. Unless the evidence is just fkn retardid, they usually need that confession.

Anon5 If we stopped putting people up as leaders we would have less of a problem with fed infiltration. Anon1 The problem is that “leaders” are self proclamed, no one follow them LOL Anon5 Also with the influx of facebook anons (who are normally almost a fanclub) getting a loic and ddossing a website their is more likelihood of them turning, as they are not as commited, its about impressing friends, egofagging Anon3 loic and facebook are both horrid tools, but they have their place. The influx of kiddies using loic during ddos helped a ton (not that ddos is anything more than an attention grabber) but how many of us would have been v& if there werent always 10k+ unhidden ips tagging along on every operation. loic is a smoke screen. Anon10 Misinformation: If you are going to play games with the feds, make sure you deliberately lie.

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To everybody. Often, and about things that dont matter. The feds are using your information to build a profile, and can use even the most mundane details to proximate and identify you. One technical slip and they can use that information with all they’ve built to heft a nice case. So, the equivelant of going everywhere with a mask on in public to hide your face is to constantly feed the feds bad and conflicting information, and to remember some of your lies, to repeat them later. This tactic has been deployed by me for quite some time now, and as of yet, i’ve not been unsatisfied with the results. Anon7 ^^^ Yes! Contradictory statements (sometimes said at different times and in different places) is a great way of misinformation. If there is too much conflicting data or points in your profile, they will begin to question the validity of every piece of it. Using any one point against you, in defense can be said

“but they had also stated this, this, and that conflicting points as well,’ Anon10 Leave fame to Lindsay Lohan: When you DO manage to accomplish a great hax, don’t tag ur name and flood it on twitter proclaiming your victory. This is a surefire way to draw fed attention. Best to do it, pastebin an anonymous explaination and fade back into the digital blackness...don’t tag ur name on SHIT. Just #Anonymous should be enough. Anon7 (or the name of the op) Anon14 Cooperating with the federal government is something that has to be determined on a single case basis. I’ll take the most famous case of Anonymous for an example. Sabu, we all have heard of what happened. Secret arrest, turned FBI informant, and finally betrayed. But what the majority of Anon’s don’t know, is that if he didn’t cooperate with the feds,

they would take his family away. That’s right Sabu had a family, and no matter how much I hate him for his decision. If I was in his shoes, I would have made the same choice. However if you have nothing to lose but your own freedom it is still a hard choice to make. People always say, “I’d never betray Anonymous,” well that is until they are facing over 30 years in prison. Getting assraped by a black guy named Rico! Now I will say that if you have a family, and are afraid of them being dragged into it. Then quit now, quit now and don’t look back. If you have no info for them, they won’t arrest you, hopefully. Anon15 Sabu had a family of sorts. We all do. So did the people he snitched on. It is never justifiable and he is beneath contempt. He ruined ops which were more important than anything he has done in his life and should not be apologised for. He laughs about his actions to this day. Also if people think Sabu had kids

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or sth... you’re misinformed. He was not a father to anyone except the kids he used for his own ends on AnonOps. AnotherAnon Sabu’s snitching should have been irrelevant. We need to remember not to exalt individuals - that is EXACTLY how Anonymous falls apart. Let’s go through what happened. Sabu was arrested. The feds realized a lot of Anons look up to him, so they could use him to get others. He turned snitch. What happened next? He went back into the chats. The story SHOULD END THERE. He shouldn’t have succeeded in getting anyone arrested, because no one should have trusted any other Anon with their information in the first place. I’m going to briefly go through some of the people Sabu got V& and explain why it shouldn’t have been possible. 1: Jeremy Hammond, AKA Anarchaos, crediblethreat,

o, etc. Read his indictment and complaint, which the feds have published. He was identified, among other things, because he told Sabu about past incidents in which he had been arrested, what the alleged offense was, and what if anything was the outcome. The FBI then cross referenced all this information in police databases, by a process of elimination narrowing down the list of potential suspects until they only had one left who matched all of the dates and arrests Anarchaos had told Sabu about. They then went to his house and monitored him for a couple of days to make sure they had the right guy before charging him, in secret, with the offenses he is accused of. His identification and arrest could have been COMPLETELY AVOIDED had he not told Sabu about his IRL run ins with the police. To imagine that the police can’t search their databases and find old records of

arrests was exceedingly foolish. Remember, within Anonymous (and indeed on the internet as a whole), you must assume every single person you meet COULD be a cop, even if they probably aren’t one. Don’t tell anyone anything in PM that you wouldn’t be happy telling the entire public channel. This leads to two possibilities: 1: Anarchaos trusted Sabu enough to assume it was ok to give him identifiable information 2: Anarchaos didn’t realize that he could be identified through the information he provided. Both of the above possibilities could have been avoided with proper AnonSec, that is, teaching Anons about personal security and how to avoid exposing themselves to arrest. In my view, the channel #AnonSec needs to be re-established at both AnonOps and VoxAnon, and an EXTENSIVE campaign of informing Anons about how to

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protect themselves is called for urgently. 2: Darren Martyn (AKA Pwnsauce AKA raepsauce AFA lolcat) I’m not sure where to start with regard to pwnsauce. Pwnsauce is an incredible hacker and a very smart guy, so the pitfalls which led to his arrest genuinely baffle me, however, the fact is that he too was caught not through feds hacing IRC access, but through letting things slip himself. I will give a few examples: In early 2011, pwnsauce and palladium allegedly hacked into the website of an Irish political party, making national headlines and even some international ones. They leaked a user database from the site and posted an Anonymous deface message to the home page. At the bottom of this deface was the text “owned by raepsauce and palladium”. Now, anyone who had been on IRC knew who had taken part in that particular operation. Worse, they both

used these same nicknames on other forums which they used to talk about unrelated topics, which could be used to tie them to their IRL identities. At a certain point, pwnsauce was absent from IRC for about a week. When he returned, people asked him (in a chat room which included Sabu) where he had been. His response was that he had been arrested for hacking his college’s email system. And in responding, he named that college and the date he was arrested. His reply literally looked something like this: pwnsauce: Oh sorry, I was arrested on Tuesday for hacking ‘s email system and spamming people from it Once again, the feds can very easily look up their records. “Who did we arrest that week for hacking into that email server? Ah here he is, that’s pwnsauce then let’s go and investigate him.” That on its own probably wouldn’t be enough to get

someone arrested. However there was more. Someone outed him on a blog, presumably someone who knew him IRL (or perhaps from one of the other forums in which he used the nickname ‘hex’, ‘pwnsauce’ or ‘raepsauce’, all known IRC handles). After they published his alleged name, I did some investigating myself to see how accurate it might be. Out of interest I looked him up on Facebook. His Facebook username included the word “hexamine”, which straight away indicated I was indeed looking at the same guy. But further proof was staring me in the face: His Facebook profile was open, I.E I didn’t have to be friends with him to see his bio and photographs. In his selection of photo albums were usual FB albums such as nights out, profile pictures, college, etc. But among them was also another album called “AnonOps”. On clicking into this album, I discovered screenshots of Operation Avenge Assange, showing IRC logs and reports from

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status checking websites to say that Mastercard was offline. Horrified, I closed the window and prayed nobody would read the blog. As it happens, due to Sabu’s treachery, the blog didn’t even matter. But this is just another example of shockingly weak AnonSec. Pwnsauce could never have been caught if none of the above had taken place. If he hadn’t detailed online an arrest and which college he attended, if he hadn’t reused a nickname from other websites as an Anon name, if he hadn’t drawn specific attention to himself by signing a deface message and if he hadn’t mixed Facebook and Anonymous, he probably wouldn’t have been identified at all. Notice to pwnsauce: Hey man, if you’re reading this I hope you don’t take offense, you know I love you We all make mistakes and I’m not in any way singling you out! Notes (I’ll get rid of these

in a second, just so I don’t forget what I’m about to write) --Total disconnect between Anon identify and IRL identity with no crossover whatsoever --smoking gun (Topiary). Anon16 Mod the ircd to have chans w/o nicks: i.e. anonymity instead of psuedonymity. Then chat logs have plausible deniability. This can be easily achieved by simply not registering a nick, using a randomly generated AnonGuest34098 style nick, or simply changing your nick regularly like many Anons already do Anon25 /NNNC/ somerandomnick> != anonymity anonymity == everyone will use same nick Anon17 AnotherAnon It is irrelevant to ask whether or not it is justifiable to work with the feds since it will be a reality that those who are arrested will cooperate with the authorities if it will save them in any way. The better question is to

ask why anyone would put themselves in the position to be able to be turned over by someone who was flipped. Anon1 I think it is a kind of culture or “moral” that predispose any one to accept that idea or not. If he find the case of Sabu “justifiable” then he is preparing himself to cooperate as there are always reasons to fall under secret services pressure. Anon18 I’m not sure as to where to place this but as I promised to contribute to this discussion I will do so in the manner that follows and moderators can sort through it and place the individual contributions where ever they please. I would first like to start by saying that I in no way feel disappointed, sad, angry, depressive or even paralyzed by the current state of the collective. No one would argue that they prefer things the way they are now but I, personally, believe that the current state of the collective is merely a product of our own doing and that it

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doesn’t necessarily mark the undoing of the collective. Today, the collective has been reduced to a fad of sorts and like all fads it will eventually run its course. Many of the problems that plague the collective are the result of its own popularity. I, having helped construct a popular blog, am guilty of this as are voxanon, anonops, anonsource and any other such similar blog, IRC or discussion board. In many ways these contributions are no different from the crews or clans mentioned here. We can no more give credit to or take credit from these individuals secs than we can ourselves or our own contributions. Which brings me to an important point: It’s okay to be quiet. It is better to have no operations at all than to have several operations that conflict with the over all goals of the collective. As an anon, I try to discourage such operations and as a collective I believe that we could do more to discourage these types of operations.

Again, I believe, the many problems that plague the collective are but the passing of popularity and I also believe, today, that it is fair to say that the Anonymous we once knew is dead. That’s not necessarily a bad thing. Anonymous has come to define hacktivism but has long as there are hacktivists acting anonymously there will always be an Anonymous. In responds to Part II of this discussion, and before I continue I must express how disheartened I am that there are only two parts to this discussion, it’s easy for one to say that they would not cooperate with the police. In fact, it means nothing to say that you would not even if you have been arrested, tried and convected for similar crimes before. Our individual circumstances are so unique that it makes predicting whether someone would cooperate with the police impossible. I believe a better question would be, how can we as a collective avoid or lessen the consequences of

our actions and of those who claim to act in accordance with Anonymous? In response to this question, I believe the answer to be very simple: Act anonymously. Act anonymously and encourage others to do so. Change your user name often. Do not concern yourself with fame, recognition or a gold star on the top of some list. Further more, do not align yourself with or give your trust to anyone who does these things. Act entirely anonymously and give all credit to Anonymous. These types of discourse are productive and I would be happy to contribute to any such discussion in the future. I look forward to reading any responses to the contribution I have made here and I do hope, sincerely so, that some good comes of this. Please forgive the format. Anon19 We all are so separate from each other there is a lack of empathy for each other. While we can feel bad for a face like Topiary its because

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he has been given a face. So many anons go down and we just move on like a disposable army. As I have said in the past Sabu turned his back on us because he did not see legion (this is not justifiable for a anon because we are a unit) he fail to see the true collective for what it is. The collective is people who give up their time and energy to do something. Each anon has family and if not should see anons as their family.I cant think of anything to do with the IRC to fix this I guess this problem is mental not software. so who can decide to kick for example? or to change the topic u/NNNC/ somerandomnick> everyone

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that he can change the topic in your view if i will /mode #anonet +o mama, then you are my government, but obviously that if you will abuse such then i can / mode #anonet -o mama, == advantage of netadmin, if each user he is virtual netadmin then each user he has the government that he wants such the ppl they will see eatch other and share the same topic if they will want see eatch other and share the same topic, and if no then they should not see eatch other and share the same topic. Anon6t7U Society is rotten. It will never get better. You are the last good thing in the world. Let all of society crumble into a vapid wasteland, but do not let Anonymous wither and die. Truth, and freedom, and intelligence, and creativity, and a spirit willing to fight the millions of things that are wrong. Even if it is just a bunch of angry naive teenages on faggoty macbooks, beating their hearts against a wall.

Anonymous is important. It doen’t have to change anything, it only has to exist. That’s all. Because you’re the exception to the rule. That it will never get better. Society is rotten. Anonymous is the last place where humanity has a friend. Amid the wars and the domination politics and the sheepleism. This is as good as it gets. I love Anonymous. Also another MASSIVE issue that that I have, the actions of the current moderators on anonops (and to a lesser degree elsewhere) is that they portray highly suspicious behavior and preferences. In order to understand the

next bit you must understand this one, in psychoanalysis one of the tactics used is to figure out what really pisses off a specific group and test it against specific people to determine their alleigances or memberships. For instance feds really really hate the things the government has strong propaganda presence against, so speaking about pedophillic things for instance age 14 while to the average person is usually of disgust or indifference, a federal employee is highly likely to detest very strongly. Also in the presence of moderators try bringing up the fact that they keep logs, try bringing up the fact that you think someone is in some sort of a group. See what really gets their blood boiling and you may be able to determine that they are not who they say are.>>talking about how gay nick reggers are because thats not fucking anon at all