Times Talk Topics:World is Watching

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Hackers: Outlaws & Angels

Discovery, 50 mins

Reserve Desk: HV6773.H3 2002

 

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Botnets and hackers and spam (oh, my!)

FTC Consumer Alert, 2007

Dr. Chapman Rackaway

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Computer Hacking: In-depth report from CQ Research Database, Sept. 2011

"Can “good” hackers help fight cybercrime?  Hackers made headlines this year when the international protest group Anonymous shut down government and corporate websites, and U.S. and European police moved in. But likely more significant than the antics of so-called “hacktivists” is rising interest by corporations, government security officials and Internet companies in hiring “good” hackers, who can counter attacks by “bad” hackers – cybercriminals.Does hacking have a useful role to play? Does hacking require a new legal framework? Is hacking a legitimate tool of political protest?"

Hackers take down child pornography sites. BBC News, Oct. 24, 2011

U.S. probes Syria's use of internet-blocking equipment.  BBC News, Oct. 23, 2011

Moore, Jina.  Social media as change agent: Did Twitter and Facebook really build a global revolution?  Christian Science Monitor, July 30, 2011.

The World is Watching (and Listening)

 "The World is Watching (and Listening): Phone Hacks, Twitter Revolutions, and Cloudsourced Democracy"

with Chapman Rackaway