Transcript —————————————— Greetings Anonymous, we are, anonymous. It is two thousand and thirteen, a new day is upon us and we feel that now is the time to raise an issue for discussion that affects us all. Unity, solidarity, and the cohesiveness of the hive. Our legitimacy and direction is currently being questioned by McAfee Labs, who, in their 2013 threat predictions report, stated, “Sympathizers of Anonymous are suffering. Too many uncoordinated and unclear operations have been detrimental to its reputation. Added to this, the disinformation, false claims, and pure hacking actions will lead to the movement’s being less politically visible than in the past. Because Anonymous’ level of technical sophistication has stagnated and its tactics are better understood by its potential victims, the groups level of success will decline.” Well, the ramblings of McAfee are generally off target at best, but the fact remains that this statement does bear some weight. 2012 was a year wrought with political turmoil, war and oppression. Anonymous played an integral role in ensuring the free flow of information during conflicts and shed much light on injustices. This was accomplished through disseminating information and providing care packages, among other ways. As the year progressed, however, Ops began to reflect the fact that the hive was not functioning as a cohesive unit. There was infighting among our members, the premature release of inaccurate …
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