If we trace the roots of what we now call the internet, as we did in Yesterday's class, it is easy to observe that business and corporate profit/marketing were not the initial intended uses [for it]. The young man from the U.K. who "gave away the world-wide-web," was definitely part of a small group of selfless people involved with the web or internet. I believe that he had the right idea...he was almost a Nikola Tesla of sorts; far more interested in progress and betterment of community, far less interested in mundane profits and astronomical wealth. I believe that the decentralization of the internet will help to keep the power in the hands of the people, and I also believe that hacking groups like 'anonymous' and others alike are fighting a righteous battle. Here is an article that really paraphrases (if that) some of these groups' motives, but I picked it because of its relevance:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/07/20/arrests-unlikely-to-slow-anonymous_n_904747.html
If you are interested in anonymous or groups similar, I suggest doing some more reading; many credible people/institutions are even doing in depth studies on them.
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