‘Anonymous’ Attacks Continue On WikiLeaks’ Behalf

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The online group “Anonymous” has no official leadership; planning sessions for “Operation Payback” happen in semi-public online chat servers, run by volunteer coordinators. How does this hive-minded group make decisions about who or what to target? Journalist Brendan Greeley, from The Economist, managed to connect to one of their planning sessions.

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