Hacker Culture

By: Douglas Thomas

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Paperback | 2 June 2003

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A provocative look at the subculture that has shaped our changing attitudes toward the digital age--now in paperback! Douglas Thomas offers an in-depth history of this important and fascinating subculture, contrasting mainstream images of hackers with a detailed firsthand account of the computer underground. Thomas studies novels and films (Neuromancer, WarGames, Hackers, and The Matrix) and reveals contemporary views of hackers as technological wizards, high-tech pranksters, and virtual criminals. Thomas then examines the court cases of Kevin Mitnick and Chris Lamprecht to determine how hackers are defined as criminals. Thomas finds that popular hacker stereotypes express the public's anxieties about the information age far more than they do the reality of hacking.

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"Thomas gives the reader a thorough and accurate picture of who hackers are, how they interact, and what their motivations are. . . . A strong and important read."

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Non-Fiction Computing & I.T.Computer Programming & Software Development Information Technology General Issue Ethical & Social Aspects of IT Computer Security Computer Fraud & Hacking Computer Networking & Communications Network Security Data Encryption Society & Culture Social Groups

Alternative Lifestyles Science Science in General Impact of Science & Technology on Society

Acknowledgments	p. vii
Introduction	p. ix
The Evolution of the Hacker	p. 1
Hacking Culture	p. 5
Hacking as the Performance of Technology: Reading the "Hacker Manifesto"	p. 47
Hacking in the 1990s	p. 81
Hacking Representation	p. 111
Representing Hacker Culture: Reading Phrack	p. 115
(Not) Hackers: Subculture, Style, and Media Incorporation	p. 141
Hacking Law	p. 173
Technology and Punishment: The Juridical Construction of the Hacker	p. 177
Epilogue: Kevin Mitnick and Chris Lamprecht	p. 220
Notes	p. 239
Index	p. 251
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