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Originally posted by Xen:
Not all hackers are bad. Some are just hacking to websites,writing something like "STOP WAR!" or similar. I personally think that Hacker(s) should be treated on what they do. Not every virus,worm,assualt etc... is bad. On the other hand how many hackers are "good"?
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Ridiculous, writing STOP WAR on a website is undermining peoples own opinions. When did a person who says STOP WAR automatically become just and right? Absolutely idiotic. If your messing with other peoples property electronic or not your hurting others. Its like if I saw your house and thought "wow that would look much better a neon pink color!" then painted it without even bothering to ask you.
Reasons Hackers are bad:
Credit fraud online, lots and lots of this, this makes online shopping less profitable and costs companies money as well as individuals who are having their things stolen.
Ego Boosters, many hackers do what they do just to prove they can, by doing so many cause widespread havoc to computer systems so they hackers can feel powerful.
Stealing Passwords, stealing a password would be like stealing someones house keys, duplicating them, then putting one copy back where they got it from. Even if that key is never used they have access to all your private information.
Reasons Hackers are good:
They add a rich mythos to the new internet culture that might even be romanticized in the future in a Robin Hoodesque way.
They have military applications.
They can combat other theiving hackers and crackers.
Hackers can be less serious in their threat if they follow some kind of code or whatnot but in truth we would be better off if there were no hackers at all except for possibly military purposes.