Hackers The Good The Bad and The Conflicted

Hackers The Good, The Bad, and The Conflicted By Chris Lodge

Origins �Hacker meant good programmer. �Made most of the programs we use today �Started groups to share programs �Started meeting �When they started meeting some came up with bad intentions �The Bad hackers left the good groups and trashed everyone’s reputation.

The Good �Work on counter-hacking. �Find holes that could get hacked �Write programs for fun �Mess up and make viruses �Work to protect whole servers �Work for the government to “get” intel

The Bad �Have taken down whole networks for days �Steal software, music, movies, ect �Sell stolen programs, music, movies, ect �Hack into governments �Work for dirty companies a lot of times �Mainly 20 year olds and get 15 year sentences

The Confused �Many hackers are misled or forced into doing illegal hacking. �A lot of confused hackers are conned into doing bad things. �A lot are just don’t ask don’t tell; they don’t ask what it is for so they can’t be linked to it.

Why? �Many hackers are put into the bad light because of how schools teach that they are bad. �Also people generalized via the bad hackers that all hackers are bad. �Also only bad hackers are recognized really. �People don’t think about how many good hackers there are out there making a lot of stuff that they use and enjoy every day.

Where do the bad end up? �About 1 out of every 2 hackers end up being recruited by a government. �The rest either go into hiding after they erase the fact that they existed or go to jail. �They could fit into society, but they decide not to.

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