Hacking the Future: Privacy, Identity, and Anonymity on the Web

How does anonymity enable free speech – and how is it a threat? “I think anonymity on the Internet has to go away,” famously said by Randi Zuckerberg (sister of Mark), has become the policy for some, while the Stop Online Piracy Act mobilized millions to write Congress in protest. Identity Wars is a broad look at how anonymity influences politics, activism, religion, and art.

Stryker presents a strong defense of anonymity and explores some of the tools and organizations relating to this issue, especially as it has evolved with the ubiquity of the Internet. Cogent and compelling, his examination of online identities, both false and real, is an essential read for the social-networking age.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1. A Brief History of Anonymity
Chapter 2. Anonymous Rises
Chapter 3. Anonymous Goes Political
Chapter 4. Anonymity Wired
Chapter 5. The Age of the Anonymous Web
Chapter 6. The Year of the Hacktivist
Chapter 7. Nym Wars
Chapter 8. Is Total Anonymity Even Possible?
Chapter 9. Is Total Transparency Even Possible?
Chapter 10. Faces of Anonymity
Chapter 11. The Case for Anonymity