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The only named defendant in the Anna's Archive 'WorldCat' hacking lawsuit suggests that the plaintiffs are going after the wrong person.

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[–] [email protected] 34 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I always wondered where the name came from. I always assumed it was a real person, like craigslist.

That it's short for Anarchist's archive makes a lot more sense.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

I always assumed it was a real person,

The person they have charged in this instance is called "Ana".

Maria Dolores Anasztasia Matienzo

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Could be a double meaning and mean both.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago

Oh don't get me wrong, I wasn't suggesting your theory was incorrect. It could absolutely be both, or one or neither. It's just an interesting coincedence.