Terrorism and Hackers

Presented at The Fifth HOPE (2004), July 9, 2004, 10 p.m. (60 minutes).

This presentation will put forth a full range of activities in which hackers can apply their skills to achieve goals related to "the systematic use of violence to create a general climate of fear in a population and thereby to bring about a particular political objective" (britannica.com). This range includes many specific ways for hackers to combat terrorism, methods to fight terrorist tendencies of your country, and how hackers might actually participate in terrorism. Despite being demonized by corporate media and the subject of many recent laws, most hackers, like most people of all types, are not terrorists. What can we do to protect against hackers being misperceived as threats and terrorists?


Presenters:

  • Dr. Greg Newby as Greg Newby
    Dr. Greg Newby is an information scientist with an interest in hacker ethics and education for hackers. He has taught college courses ranging from Unix security to systems administration, and has also published papers and led workshops. He has helped organize the last few HOPE conferences and still believes in the promise of information technology for a free and empowered society.

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