Terror and Play, or What Was Hacktivism? pdf torrent

Article by Peter Krapp unpacking three core misunderstandings between old and new media and the 'hacktivist' culture. The misunderstandings in short are as follows: i. hackers are portrayed as hoodlums; ii. the terms activists and cyber-terrorists are used interchangeably; iii. greater secrecy leads to greater security. In this digital age, 'hackers' are seen to be more and more of a threat -- but to who? And what defines a 'hacktivist'? Would the leaderless movement, Anonymous, be seen as such? Krapp ties in this discussion of hacktivists to cyber-terrorism, security, freedom of speech, among other contentious topics today.