Hacktivism Ideology - Is hacktivism wrong?

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The term hacktivism refers to the act of hacking computers and networks, backed by certain motives, aimed to damage the target's reputation or collecting data that could be used to promote the main beliefs of the hacker. Performed by means such as typosquatting, doxing, DoS attacks and others, hacktivism is characterized as an act of civil disobedience, carried out by the so-called patriot hackers, who pursue the common good of society, by alerting and spreading the information about events and political actions, believed to threaten the basic human freedoms. To find out more about hacktivism, its history, criticism, as well as pluses and minuses read this book.

Product details

• Assisted by: Edward R. Miller-Jones (Editor), Edwar R Miller-Jones (Editor)
• Publisher: FastBook Publishing
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 05.04.2012
• EAN: 9786130126483
• ISBN: 978-613-0-12648-3
• No. of pages: 124
• Subjects: Guides; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > IT, data processing