Shaping the Future of NYC

There have been several high profile events related to Wikileaks, Anonymous and other groups that have use technology as a medium for protest.  However, their disruptive impact has led them to be labeled by some officials and media sources as criminals or terrorist.  In in Foreign Affairs web feature `Hacks of Valor‘, Yochai Benkler makes the case for the actions of Anonymous as `unpleasant pranksterism to nasty hooliganism’, but not `vast criminal or cyberterrorist conspiracy’.  Agree or disagree, it’s definitely an interesting article, and if you’re allowed to talk politics at the dinner table, may make for a lively Easter or Passover discussion!