"A people should not fear their government; It's the government that must fear the people, "V tells Evey in the 2005 film based on Alan Moore's anarchist graphic novel.
The masked characters of Alan Moore have a fundamental presence in their works. But two cases are the most significant: the Guy Fawkes mask in "V for Vendetta" and the hood with a textile that is always modified by Roschard in "Watchmen". The importance and symbolic power of the first is because it is inspired by a historical character who tried to blow up the English Parliament to destabilize the power of the state.
One of the characteristics of a mask is that, although it seems obvious, it can be used by anyone, becoming a carrier of the idea it represents. It is similar to what happens with the musical instruments and centenaries, created by the Italian Antonio Stradivari: each person knows that the instrument will remain after it dies, so it is assumed only as a custody of the same, someone who will use it a certain time Before inheriting it.
Guy Fawkes' mask has been the symbol used by the group of hackers and activists who are grouped and identified under the name Anonymous.
Here are some facts to get to know more about this group that can belong to the simple fact of assuming you as part of this:
Anonymous's struggle is the class struggle to take ownership of the means of distribution and information. That's why his motto is: "Knowledge is free. We are anonymous. We do not forgive. We do not forget. We wait".
The notion of "author" was created to identify and punish. That's why Anonymous does not have a recognizable leader; His identity, as well as the actions carried out under his name, are dispersed and fall on each of its members.
The group emerged in 2003 on page 4Chan.org but it was not until 2008 that they were publicly displayed. His idea is to operate as an anarchist organization, with an incidence both online and offline. The actions that they did to come out were protests and jokes against the Church of Scientology.
By seeking to circulate information freely, he is clamoring against copyright ©, and many of his attacks have been directed at music producers and audiovisual and textual material. Although other of its objectives have been Paypal, Mastercard, Visa and Sony.
In 2011 they leaked information that various US government agencies, such as the FBI and the CIA, used Facebook to spy on people.
Anonymous has attacked databases from governments such as the United States, Tunisia, Israel and Uganda; While supporting WikiLeaks initiatives, the Arab Spring and the Occupy Movement on Wall Street.
As a result of the actions of this group, ranging from campaigns against animal abuse to the closure of child pornography websites; Some members have been tracked and arrested in Spain, Turkey, Australia, New Zealand, United States, United Kingdom, The Netherlands.
These arrests have rebutted that the age of the members of the group oscillates between the 20 and 30 years. Some are students, workers, and even some had a history of cyber activism before joining Anonymous.
One of his most recent operations, named #PApris, was the reaction to the attacks in Paris against the satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo. They tracked and reported social networking accounts of members of ISIS, the organization that awarded the attacks.
In Latin America, Anonymous supported agent Julian Assange, an activist who would reveal the names of the leaders of the Los Zetas group until he allegedly disappeared at the hands of CIA people.
This group of activists constantly reminds the global community, with its incessant actions, sabotages and leaks in favor of freedom of expression and the circulation of data; That the information gives power to who has it
