Anonymous is a decentralized group of unknown international activist. Members of the group are usually known to wear the Guy Fawkes mask to obscure their identity. While the group has no specific goals, there is an overarching desire to combat Internet censorship, promote freedom of speech, and frustrate authoritarian governments. Anonymous has no membership list or committees, so members of the group usually communicate via secret chat groups. ![]() Although Anonymous is known for crashing web servers, defacing websites, and leaking private information online, there are certain times that the group has acted in the overall interests of humanity. These are the top ten times Anonymous acted for the benefit of people. 70-412 pdf. 10 Exposed The Involvement Of The Chinese Army In Cyber Attacks Against The US One of the great deeds of Anonymous is that it helped expose the involvement of the Chinese military in a string of attacks on American companies, organizations, and government agencies in 2011. American security researchers and government officials have long claimed that was behind the 2011 cyber attacks on the US, but there was no evidence to back up the claim. China vehemently denied the the allegations due to said lack of proof. Anonymous, however, intervened and provided incriminating and convincing linking the Chinese military to the attack. The revelation made headlines all over the world and allowed the Obama Administration to blame China for its malicious acts. Unmute @pubattlegrounds Mute @pubattlegrounds Follow Follow @pubattlegrounds Following Following @pubattlegrounds Unfollow Unfollow @pubattlegrounds Blocked Blocked @pubattlegrounds Unblock Unblock @pubattlegrounds Pending Pending follow request from @pubattlegrounds Cancel Cancel your follow request to @pubattlegrounds. ![]() The Chinese government was greatly humiliated, and the attacks stopped immediately. 9 Helped Fight Government Tyranny In Iran Following Mahmud Ahmadinejad’s controversial and disputed reelection in 2009, the Iranian government started clamping down on opposition activities online. It blocked opposition websites and media as well as disrupted mobile phone connections during the civil uprising that followed the election. The widely imposed shut out many Iranian citizens from the open Internet, and Anonymous was forced to intervene. The hacking group provided much-needed advice on how Iranian citizens could get around the online censorship and access the unrestricted. Anonymous’s intervention played a great role in supporting Iranians’ right to freedom of speech during the uprising. 8 Fought Government Corruption In Nigeria In 2016, Anonymous declared cyber war against the Nigerian government in a fight against its corruption and lack of accountability by government officials. In an online post, the group called upon its members to take out the websites of Nigeria’s ministries of finance, foreign Affairs, and justice as well as its Federal Capital Territory Administration. In a matter of hours, those agencies’ were down. Anonymous cited rampant corruption by government officials, unemployment, illiteracy, and poor as the reasons behind its attack. The group also promised to conduct other attacks if the Nigerian government didn’t immediately address its grievances. 7 Fought For LGBT Rights In Uganda. Photo credit: s Anonymous has used its hacking prowess to campaign for the rights of the LGBT community on several occasions. A number of countries have made laws against people, 38 of them in Africa alone. Among the African countries involved, Uganda appears to be the worst-case scenario. Uganda is probably the first country in Africa to come close to making a law in parliament that would have gay people. First introduced in the Ugandan Parliament in 2009, the bill was widely referred to as “kill the gays bill.” It proposed that anyone found guilty of the offense of homosexuality should be sentenced to death. So terrible was the Ugandan government’s disposition toward LGBT people that Anonymous was forced to intervene. The group hacked the Ugandan prime minister’s website in retaliation for the government’s stance against the LGBT community. Anonymous also cautioned the government that it would not stand by and do nothing while Uganda victimizes and abuses its LGBT citizens. The group threatened to continue to target Ugandan government websites and communication until the the country treated its LGBT community with the dignity and respects it deserves. The successful cyber attack humiliated the Ugandan government, prompting them to take measures to tighten Internet security in their country. Unfortunately, the bill was finally passed in 2014, making homosexuality punishable by life in prison instead of death. This wasn’t the only time Anonymous has intervened to protect the LGBT community in Africa.
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