The Ten Biggest Legends of the Hacker Universe

2007/05/28 20:41

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casoabierto.com In the words of information guru Richard Stallman, “a hacker can be anyone who enjoys making maximum use of their intelligence, without the need to cause damage to third persons.” But currently, the scope of activity of “information pirates” goes beyond that of simple leisure and recreation.

The origin of this practice dates back to the early sixties at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), when students of the prestigious academic institution challenged each other to create programs of greater capability than had ever existed. Between now and

The Ten Biggest Legends of the Hacker Universe

then, many things have changed. Hackers’ activities fall into many categories, which explicitly define their actions, all of which are classified as crimes under the Penal Code.

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