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The title of the article I chose for today may seem self evident with regard to why I would choose it for my "Why You Should Care" blog. However, if you read the article (which explains the plans to hack into Facebook that a group call "Anonymous" has been contemplating) you will see that hacking is being used as a form of protest rhetoric. Since the very beginning of the internet age there have been "white hats" and "black hats" but this new level of loosely organized but highly motivated and effective hacking efforts is being used as a communication tool for protest that should make scholars of both rhetoric and journalism sit up and take notice. As you read the article ask yourself "what gives this group legitimacy?" and "how will this form of protest evolve over time?"
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