Computer Crime

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in computer crimes that take the form of trespassing,
invasion of privacy, or vandalism. Quite often they are mearly
out for a fun and games evening, and they get entangled in the
illegal use of their machines without realizing the full import of
what they are doing" , I have a hard time believing that so lets see
what a "hacker" has to say about what he does "Just as they were
enthraled with their pursuit of information, so are we. The thrill
of the hack is not in breaking the law, it's in the pursuit and
capture of knowledge." , as you can see the "hacker" doesn't go
out to do destroy things although some do. It's in the pursuit of
knowledge. Of course this is still against the law. But where did all
of this start, MIT is where hacking started the people there would
learn and explore computer systems all around the world. In the views
of professional hacking is like drugs or any other addictive
substance, it's an ...

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we turn to the what is
known as the "Official" Phreakers Manual "Phreak [fr'eek]


1. The action of using mischievous and mostly illegal ways in
order to not pay for some sort of telecommunications bill,
order, transfer, or other service. It often involves usage of
highly illegal boxes and machines in order to defeat the
security that is set up to avoid this sort of happening.
[fr'eaking]


v. 2. A person who uses the above methods of destruction and
chaos in order to make a better life for all. A true phreaker ...

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