About 100 people protested at the Civic Center BART station at around 5 p.m. San Francisco time, August 22. The protest spilled into the streets.
The San Francisco Examiner says protestors began lighting stink bombs and launching them at police. Other protestors shattered glass at city bus stops and hurled garbage cans. About 35 to 40 people were arrested.
“Anonymous demands that this activity revolving around censorship cease and desist and we know you are already planning to do this again.”-warning to BART police from Anonymous
In retaliation for the Bay Area Rapid Transit police cutting off cell service, to prevent a mass protest, Anonymous hacked them and took personal data of at least 2,000 BART users.
San Fransisco’s BART officials say the Anonymous hack will not stop them from cutting off cell service in the future: “It’s one of the tactics we have at our disposal. We may use it; we may not. And I’m not sure we would necessarily let anyone know in advance either way.”-Jim Allison, BART
Operation BART is now being investigated by the Department of Homeland Security.