"It Doesn't Have to Be This Way": Hacker Perspectives on Privacy.

A study of the attitudes of computer hackers towards computer security, electronic surveillance, and privacy is presented. Topics include hacker ethics, hactivism and the freedom of information; technolibertarianism, technological utopianism and crypto-anarchy; and the role that government, business...

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Publicado en:Social Justice Vol. 41; no. 3; pp. 29 - 52
Autores principales: Steinmetz, Kevin, Gerber, Jurg
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Social Justice 2014
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Sumario:A study of the attitudes of computer hackers towards computer security, electronic surveillance, and privacy is presented. Topics include hacker ethics, hactivism and the freedom of information; technolibertarianism, technological utopianism and crypto-anarchy; and the role that government, business and individuals have as both protectors of and threats to privacy.