persona management

persona management

Introduction to Operation Metal Gear

2y ago
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Metal Gear is a term we've applied to the combined use of persona management (fake internet people operated en masse by a software-assisted human operator), attribution (identification and surveillance of those who'd prefer to remain anonymous), and advanced data collection and modelling. Our earlier investigation into HBGary, Palantir, and the like shows that such methodology has already been misused at high levels; our intent is to root out any other ongoing or planned misuse by public and private entities and then expose them. Download an IRC client and join us at irc.anonops.ru #opmetalgear or irc.freenode.net #opmetalgear to assist in this campaign or start your own investigation with the help of the following information: Operation Metal Gear Announcement: http://piratenpad.de/ep/pad/view/metalgearannouncement/dvIikMTECs Example of our ongoing research: http://pastebin.com/jyd4gPwJ Tech Herald article on Metal Gear: http://bit.ly/h4UXwp Guardian article on Metal Gear: http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2011/mar/17/us-spy-operation-social-networks