- Digital dissidents are the warriors of the digital age: Republican patriots, radical anarchists and cyber hippies fight side by side for transparency and privacy in the digital world that breaks into more and more parts of our lives. They sit in jail, live in exile or have lost their careers and family. Many are celebrated as heroes, critics, intelligence agencies and corporations condemn their actions as an attack on our security. Why do they do that? What drives them? And what are they warning us about?