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Gabriella Coleman鈥檚 meticulously researched account of the hacker group that escapes definition

Published: 12 November 2014
Maclean's: Anonymous is a faceless Borg-like monolith whose main goal is righting the wrongs of bullies鈥攇overnmental and other. Or it鈥檚 a jellyfish adrift in the online sea, stinging whatever crosses it. It鈥檚 righteous and nihilist. It鈥檚 troll-led hate magnified, a terrorist in a Guy Fawkes mask. Many have tried and failed to shoehorn Anonymous into such descriptions. In this meticulously researched, eminently readable work documenting the online cabal/collective/gong show, Gabriella Coleman explains why: It鈥檚 all and none of the above鈥攁 cipher that鈥檚 so successful in confounding governments and spy agencies, precisely because it escapes definition.听Read .听