Josh Corman (cognitivedissidents.com) and Brian Martin (attrition.org) are putting together some very pointed and well researched analysis of Anonymous, including history and fact/fiction dissection here. Some high level takeaways include their call for transparency while remaining a closed anonymous movement (or idea), the high amount of collateral damage on persons affected by their PII being released in attempts to teach corporations security lessons while the movement is supposedly for the "people" to begin with, and calls to potentially label anonymous a terrorist organization would likely lead to a cyber version of the patriot act. All good stuff, and perhaps the most poignant quote nestled in the analysis:
"When threatened ... powerful, uninformed people make powerfully uninformed decisions"
