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Here is the ultimate book on the worldwide movement of hackers, pranksters, and activists that operates under the non-name Anonymous, by the writer the Huffington Post says “knows all of Anonymous’ deepest, darkest secrets.”Half a dozen years ago, anthropologist Gabriella Coleman set out to study the rise of this global phenomenon just as some of its members were turning to political protest and dangerous disruption (before Anonymous shot to fame as a key player in the battles over WikiLeaks, the Arab Spring, and Occupy Wall Street). She ended up becoming so closely connected to Anonymous that the tricky story of her inside–outside status as Anon confidante, interpreter, and erstwhile mouthpiece forms one of the themes of this witty and entirely engrossing book.The narrative brims with details unearthed from within a notoriously mysterious subculture, whose semi-legendary tricksters—such as Topiary, tflow, Anachaos, and Sabu—emerge as complex, diverse, politically and culturally sophisticated people. Propelled by years of chats and encounters with a multitude of hackers, including imprisoned activist Jeremy Hammond and the double agent who helped put him away, Hector Monsegur, Hacker, Hoaxer, Whistleblower, Spy is filled with insights into the meaning of digital activism and little understood facets of culture in the Internet age, including the history of “trolling,” the ethics and metaphysics of hacking, and the origins and manifold meanings of “the lulz.”From the Hardcover edition.
Hacker, Hoaxer, Whistleblower, Spy: The Many Faces of Anonymous, by Gabriella Coleman - Amazon Sales Rank: #110245 in Books
- Published on: 2015-10-06
- Released on: 2015-10-06
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 8.24" h x 1.40" w x 5.48" l, .81 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 480 pages
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"Winner of the 2015 American Anthropological Association's Diana Forsythe Prize awarded by the Society for the Anthropology of Work (SAW) and from the Committee on the Anthropology of Science, Technology and Computing."
Named to Kirkus Reviews' Best Books of 2014“Easily the best book on Anonymous.”—Julian Assange“The US government and its allies have spent years castigating, prosecuting, and jailing members of Anonymous, with the director of the NSA going so far as to warn ominously of the potential of an Anonymous-led power blackout. But Gabriella Coleman’s fascinating history of Anonymous makes clear that almost all of the hacktivism attributed to this global collective has been devoted to exposing wrongdoing, not wreaking destruction, even as she also carefully shows that Anonymous is not a shadowy organization but a loosely knit collection of activists all over the globe, fighting for government and corporate transparency. The NSA’s treatment of Anonymous is disturbing and extreme, and Anonymous’s surprising activist turn is heartening. Essential reading.”—Glenn Greenwald, author of No Place to Hide: Edward Snowden, the NSA and the Surveillance State
“An engrossing, accessible, and intelligent study illuminating the ambiguities of Anonymous and its implications for the future of online political activism.” —Times Literary Supplement“Coleman charts her own conceptual course, breaking with the standard narratives, particularly the click-baity cautionary tales about the dangers of Anonymous. Her book offers its share of warnings, but ones more nuanced, compelling, and empathetic than the typical hand-wringing about online mobs and the conundrum of virtual vigilante justice. Coleman is no cheerleader...But she also doesn’t wag her finger from some imagined high ground.” —Astra Taylor, Bookforum“This is the ultimate piece on Anonymous. It’s a notoriously difficult subject to write about, but Gabriella Coleman has succeeded where others have failed, and the result is a masterpiece that is informative, interesting, and funny. A fine example of what an investigative book should be.” —Mustafa Al-Bassam, alias “tflow,” former member of LulzSec“In Hacker, Hoaxer, Whistleblower, Spy, Coleman reveals the group in all its complexity ... this in-depth account might leave readers in awe of the sheer scope of the group and how much they have achieved while shunning the traditional trappings of leaders, hierarchy and individual fame-seeking.” —Financial Times“Anyone hoping to understand this mostly hidden world will find [Coleman's] book crucial and even prescient.” —Boston Globe“Meticulously researched, eminently readable.” —Maclean's Magazine“Coleman takes us on a thrilling journey into the uncharted landscape of hackers, trolls, and Anonymous activists who live among us. It’s both a perfect initiation for all those n00bs out there still wondering what a ‘n00b’ is, as well as an important discourse on the role of anarchy online. Hacker, Hoaxer, Whistleblower, Spy shares in the rebellious, even mordant humor of the groups it profiles, but never loses its critical perspective. A hilarious, important piece of hidden history that is very hard to put down.” —Douglas Rushkoff, author of Present Shock: When Everything Happens Now “With a perceptive eye and a principled disposition, Coleman dives into the eclectic world of Anonymous to reveal the humor and political significance of this polarizing network. Following her journey through this maze and reveling in her analysis is both insightful and awe-inspiring. This book will shake up assumptions at the core of academia, industry, law enforcement, and the media. It’s a must read!” —danah boyd, author of It’s Complicated: The Social Lives of Networked Teens “Exhaustively researched and devilishly readable, Hacker, Hoaxer, Whistleblower, Spy tells the story of Anonymous’s rise from 4chan to taking on governments. If there could be a definitive writer on a movement like Anonymous, Coleman would be it.” —Molly Crabapple, artist and author of the forthcoming Drawing Blood “[An] eye-opening ethnography ... This all-access pass into the dark and wild corners of the Internet is timely, informative, and also frightening.” —Publishers Weekly
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About the Author Gabriella Coleman holds the Wolfe Chair in Scientific and Technological Literacy at McGill University. Trained as a cultural anthropologist, she researches, writes, and teaches on computer hackers and digital activism. She is the author of Coding Freedom: The Ethics and Aesthetics of Hacking.
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49 of 54 people found the following review helpful. The Immune System of Democracy By David Wineberg Anonymous is almost certainly not what you think it is. You have to live it to understand it, its implications, its functioning, and its place in society. Gabrielle Coleman lived it, as a fully disclosed academic anthropologist. This is her story as much as theirs.The structure of Anonymous is like the structure of the internet: multiple channels, multiple entry points, self healing patches, and lots of redundancy. (Also lots of swearing, lots of personal attacks, and lots of suspicions. Testosterone is involved.) This enables a totally flat organization to achieve in minutes what giant corporations and government take years to effect. The exhilaration, the joy, the satisfaction participants savor is incomparable. Anonymous is far more than a labor of love; it is idealists executing on their dreams. Everyone should be jealous.Gabriella Coleman hitched a ride on some of those dreams, and was clearly jealous. She goes so far as to express the compulsion, the adrenaline rush, and the thrill of watching it happen live. The characters are as richly detailed as any in fiction. There are heroes and villains, victims and survivors. There are plot twists and subplots. It covers roughly four years in which Coleman got close enough to many of the characters as to meet in person, something totally alien to the whole concept. Often as not, they confounded her assumptions.The story is a classic bell curve. At first there is confusion and commotion and random, unconcerted activity. They were in it for the entertainment value. As the participants refined their goals and their skills, they won many battles, notably Scientology, where they earned their stripes. They then took on and down whole governments. They had a purpose and a focus they described as the immune system of democracy. Then, with no higher levels to reach, destructive elements entered the picture, promoting vandalism for the sake of vandalism and its entertainment value (like the good ole’ days). Credit card theft became a factor. Certain participants got cocky and became spokespeople, against the rules. Chosen targets got wilder and riskier. The FBI flipped key players into informants. Efforts began to pay negatively, as governments poured money into detection and countermeasures. But the constant flow of fresh recruits, new issues and new inspirations mean Anonymous can scale different heights.So maybe it’s not a bell curve. Maybe it’s a sine wave. Anonymous will continue to mutate, to respond to the powers of the day, the events of the world and to the abuses of society, all of which are moving targets. Anonymous is structured perfectly to deal with that.There are too many unexplained references, some cultural, some academic, which especially in the fast changing world of cyberspace will prove ephemeral. It will make this book much less readable in years to come. For now it is a massively engaging peek into an idealistic ethos that can actually change the world. This is unprecedented, and very much worth understanding.And how has all this experience affected the author? For one thing, Coleman refuses to own a “personal tracking device”, aka mobile phone. Enough said.David Wineberg
22 of 23 people found the following review helpful. looked like she was constantly trying to prove herself By Dragonfly If I could give this 3.5 stars, I would. It took me a while to put my finger on why, since this book is an excellently written and meticulously researched account of Anonymous. Anthropologist Gabriella Coleman takes a long, detailed look into it--she clearly put a ton of time into this, and teased out the different threads of this loosely associated network/movement. The book is extremely well-researched and detailed, and cleared up a lot of confusing history re: Anonymous by teasing out different factions, fiefdoms, cliques, and even time periods and evolutions within the ragtag group of hackers, activists, tricksters, and trolls.There were a few aspects I found problematic. First and foremost, this account seemed to have a bit of an identity crisis. It fails as a purely anthropological text. Coleman struggled and in many ways, I believe, failed to maintain academic detachment/journalistic distance from her sources. She seemed very eager to impress them, make sure she had cred, prove that she understood the lulz, etc. When she detailed meetings or conversations with Anons, she seemed extremely close to many of her sources, looked like she was constantly trying to prove herself, and I don't think ever expressed much disagreement. It was unclear whether she was doing this to maintain her sources, or whether her views were colored by her sources, but it still seemed like it may have colored her perspective a bit.It's of course extremely likely that she was already very sympathetic to Anonymous-- her opinions were likely what drew her to this project in the first place--and it's hard *not* to love Anonymous or at least many of the antics done under that banner. But straddling the line between academic objectivity and trying to fit into specific cliques within Anonymous didn't really work. I think it would've been better if she'd picked one or the other...Because Coleman maintained academic integrity throughout most of the book, when she didn't, it really showed. She even at one point offered to invite a colleague who wrote an article many Anons didn’t like into the chatroom where they were discussing said article, even though it may have been drawing him into a proverbial hornet’s nest. And though she said she tried to avoid being an accessory to any crimes, she printed chat transcripts when a specific company was being hacked with Anons trying to negotiate...I don't think all writing should be completely detached and objective, but if it's going to be subjective, I wanted more explanation behind the subjectivity! Coleman's (albeit brief) moments of starry-eyed breathlessness made me wonder if there were any aspects of Anonymous she was perhaps quick to overlook or chose not to delve into. But for a book that didn't have all that much detachment, it was a pretty dry read. When Coleman did share personal details or her own opinions, it didn’t seem to advance the story: stuff about being sick/tired/burned out or not wanting to play boardgames was thrown in, or minute details of meetings. We learned that she didn't want a source/friend staying in her hotel room during a conference to get it on in her hotel room, and had reservations about speaking to the CIA (one of the most interesting personal anecdotes in the book), and read about how she'd ticked off some particularly sensitive security researchers... but it just wasn't enough! Since the book crossed the line pretty clearly, I just had a feeling there was more nuance behind Coleman's story. I wanted to hear her real thoughts and perspectives and areas she was torn about, and more than just a smattering of opinion thrown into descriptions. I wanted to feel like I was hanging out with her in her living room or at a cafe and listening to her puzzle through chains of events as she's clearly incredibly smart and witty. I want to know why she was so turned off by the idea of coming up with business lessons from Anonymous for TED folks but didn't opt out of visiting CIA HQ or doing countless media appearances as an expert on Anonymous. How much of it was due to fear of alienating sources/potential sources, getting on people's bad sides, etc. and how much of it was concern over misrepresentation? How much of this had to do with her research and the book and how much of it was personal?I also noticed that SOME aspects caught Coleman's interest enough to be entire chapters, and others were mentioned or almost glossed over (Steubenville, for example). I would've loved to learn why she made the editorial decisions she did. I'm sure there were good reasons!There were also many unexplained references which I picked up on, but that I feel make the book a bit more inaccessible to others. I wonder if she was so submerged in her research that she missed some of this!It's still the best book on Anonymous out there, though, so definitely recommended! I just hope Coleman takes the "show, don't tell" adage to heart in her next book because I have a feeling she has even more to offer...
24 of 28 people found the following review helpful. Thank you Coleman and Anonymous By Coral Russell I would give this more stars if I could. It's one of my best reads for 2014. I loved the writing style and LOVED the working in of broader themes that links Anonymous within the perspective of a society's culture. I was riveted. It was fascinating. It was also shocking at how much they have answered the need for political protest with all the oversteps the government has taken. I'm an old school war protester and I have to say that our generation has had to do some soul searching about effectiveness. What's the point of being on the right side of history if you can't change things? How do you protest things that aren't even explicit or debated upon as a country? How do you bring them to the forefront so they can be debated? It's inspiring to see at least some answers and innovations coming from a younger, vibrant generation. This book introduced me to so many new topics and ways to get involved or at least see what activists are doing for change. Thank you for such a meaningful, thoughtful, and insightful book. I highlighted passages and will re-read for inspiration and ideas!
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