Jeremy Hammond is a 30-year-old activist, anarchist and computer programmer. He was also part of the hacktivist network Anonymous, as a gifted computer programer his case has attracted the attention of activists, civil libertarians and those concerned about the rights of whistleblowers. He is currently spending a decade in prison for allegedly disclosing information about the private intelligence firm Strategic Forecasting, Inc. (Stratfor), revealing that they had been spying on human rights defenders at the behest of corporations and governments.
