The Fall of Hacker Groups

Re:The Fall of Hacker Groups by ivraatiems on Thursday December 11, 2014 @10:19AM (#8735169)

Anonymous is not a "hacker group." Anonymous is an internet mob which happens to have some members who are hackers. LulzSec was a hacker group.

I know that might reek of pedantry, but it's an important distinction because we don't want to contribute to the misconception that everyone associated with Anonymous is a a sooper geenus power user. Large components of the group agree with its goals but don't have special knowledge.

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Re:The Fall of Hacker Groups by lawnchair_larry on Thursday December 11, 2014 @10:56AM (#8735417)

Anonymous has no "members" and isn't a group.

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Re:The Fall of Hacker Groups by forgottenpass on Thursday December 11, 2014 @11:13AM (#8735519)

Technically, yes. Practically it's a loose collective with pockets of stronger association.

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Re:The Fall of Hacker Groups by soylentcola on Thursday December 11, 2014 @11:55AM (#8735751)

I've tended to look at Anonymous as more like a metaphorical "banner" that some people rally around.

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Re:The Fall of Hacker Groups by syoc on Thursday December 11, 2014 @11:48AM (#8735709)

It is practically a identity for any individual or collective to use to it's own liking. It has long lost it's original meaning.

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Re:The Fall of Hacker Groups by wavefunction on Thursday December 11, 2014 @01:41PM (#8736374)

Uh, that is its original meaning.

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