You know what the problem with having an anonymous organisation that prides itself on having no distinct hierarchy or leadership? Literally anyone in the world can claim to speak on behalf of said organization.<\/p>\n
That may be what is happening right now, as a group claiming to represent Anonymous has vowed to destroy Facebook on 5 November 2011.<\/p>\n
The Anonymous members cite privacy concerns for their desire to take down Facebook, claiming that Facebook has been “selling information to government agencies and giving clandestine access to information security firms so that they can spy on people from all around the world.”<\/p>\n
“Everything you do on Facebook stays on Facebook regardless of your “privacy” settings, and deleting your account is impossible, even if you “delete” your account, all your personal info stays on Facebook and can be recovered at any time. Changing the privacy settings to make your Facebook account more “private” is also a delusion.”<\/p>\n
“You are not safe from them nor from any government. One day you will look back on this and realise what we have done here is right, you will thank the rulers of the internet, we are not harming you but saving you.”<\/p>\n
“The riots are underway. It is not a battle over the future of privacy and publicity. It is a battle for choice and informed consent. It’s unfolding because people are being raped, tickled, molested, and confused into doing things where they don’t understand the consequences. Facebook keeps saying that it gives users choices, but that is completely false. It gives users the illusion of and hides the details away from them “for their own good” while they then make millions off of you. When a service is “free,” it really means they’re making money off of you and your information.”<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, a tweet from the official anonops twitter feed<\/a> claims that while OpFacebook is being organised by some Anonymous members, it does not mean that all of Anonymous agrees with it, which kind of goes without saying when you consider the nature of the organisation.<\/p>\n