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Title Insight: Hacktivism
Published Australia : SBS ONE, 2011
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Summary Coming up on Insight: a rare chance to hear hackers and 'hacktivists' talk about what they do and why. Traditionally, protestors have taken to the streets. But in the age of the internet, activists are heading online - hacking into computers, defacing websites or making some sites inoperable.'LulzSec' made headlines earlier this year when it claimed to have hacked into Sony accounts, compromising the personal data of thousands of customers. 'Anonymous' says it was behind attacks on Australian Government websites during debates over internet censorship.But little is known about the hackers themselves and what propels them to act. In this episode, Insight speaks directly with hackers and hacktivists - some of them wearing masks, disguises and using voice distortion devices - to ask them why they choose their targets, and where they draw the line.Host Jenny Brockie also speaks with a cybercrime expert from the Australian Federal Police, information security professionals, cyberspace law experts, and hacking victims, to discuss whether hacktivism is a legitimate form of protest or simply a nuisance and a crime
Event Broadcast 2011-09-27 at 19:30:00
Notes Classification: NC
Subject Computer hackers.
Hacktivism.
Information technology -- Social aspects.
Protest movements.
Australia.
Form Streaming video
Author Brockie, Jenny, host
Dreyfus, Suelette, contributor
Edwards, Grant, contributor
Maurushat, Alana, contributor
Tables, Bobby, contributor
Wong, Charrie, contributor