"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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Autor principal: Steinmetz, Kevin F. (Autor)
Otros Autores: Gerber, Jurg
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Artículo
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2014
En: Social justice
Año: 2014, Volumen: 41, Número: 3, Páginas: 29-51
Acceso en línea: Volltext (Verlag)
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Palabras clave:
Ethics
Electronic Surveillance
Right of privacy
Privacy
Computer hackers
Hacktivism
Attitude (Psychology)
Computer security
Freedom of information
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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.
ISSN:2327-641X