
Book Review: Gonzo journalist Barrett Brown’s memoir a piquant take on hacktivism’s rise
https://apnews.com/article/my-glorious-defeats-barrett-brown-review-54f99cabbece3dbb599a245d370aa740
His talents in full flower and basking in public admiration, gonzo journalist and inveterate anti-establishment troublemaker Barrett Brown is jailed in his native Texas on various federal felony charges.
It is 2013 and Brown’s adventures have included helping Anonymous hacktivists publicly expose private U.S. intelligence contractors engaged in deep-state power abuses at a time of rising concerns over Big Brother surveillance.