The Ethics of digital Direct Action, By Gabriella Coleman

The Ethics of digital Direct Action, By Gabriella Coleman

What is your interpretation of the Guy Fawkes mask being worn by the Anonymous participant holding a sign that states "Free Bradley Manning"? (Bradley Edward Manning is a United States Army soldier who was arrested in May 2010 in Iraq on suspicion of having passed classified material to the whistle blower website WikiLeaks

Steven Chabinsky from the FBI stated, in response to a justification for the crackdown, "We want to send a message that chaos on the internet is unacceptable". Do you think this is a practical statement? Why so/not?

Do you think the group Anonymous provides transparency within out system or creates nothing more than chaos? They don;t have a clearly defined mission, but they have exposed head turning information.