Hacking: Legal and Ethical Aspects of an Ambiguous Activity

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Author(s): Gráinne Kirwan (Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology, Ireland)and Andrew Power (Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology, Ireland)
Copyright: 2012
Pages: 16
Source title: Investigating Cyber Law and Cyber Ethics: Issues, Impacts and Practices
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Alfreda Dudley (Towson University, USA), James Braman (Towson University, USA)and Giovanni Vincenti (Towson University, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-61350-132-0.ch002

Keywords: Information Ethics / Information Science Reference / IT Security and Ethics / Security & Forensics

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Hacking is an activity which has long been tied with ethical and legal complications. The term has evolved to have both ethical and unethical connotations, which can be confusing to the uninitiated. Hacker subculture has a myriad of terminology, sometimes with subtle variations, and this chapter identifies the main subcategories of hackers. The methods used by hackers to infiltrate systems will also be briefly examined, along with the motives for the activities. The question of whether or not hacking can be an ethical activity, and how it should be dealt with by the legal system is considered in this chapter. Consideration is also given to the international legal perspective. The evolving hacker ethic is described and examined, and the justifications provided by hackers are investigated.

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