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Hacktivism

Hacktivism (or hactivism; a portmanteau of hack and activism) is the use of computer-based techniques such as hacking as a form of civil disobedience to promote a political agenda or social change. A form of Internet activism with roots in hacker culture and hacker ethics, its ends are often related to free speech, human rights, or freedom of information…

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related to Notable hacktivist events · 117
Hacktivism → Adolf Hitler, American, Anonymous, Anonymous Iran, As, Azer Koçulu, British, Chiapas, China, Chinese, Church, CIA, Communications Decency Act, Cult, DDoS, Dead Cow, Department, During, Dyn, Ecuador's
related to Further reading · 52
Hacktivism → Acta Universitatis Upsaliensis, And, Anonymous, Archived, Botnets, Coleman, Culture, Cyber Disobedience, Cyberattacks, Deseriis, Digitally Enabled Movement, Financial Times, Firer-Blaess, Gabriella, Global Cyber Insurgency, Hacker, Hacker World, Hoaxer, Inside, ISBN
related to maia arson crimew · 13
Hacktivism → APT, Arson Cats, FBI, Her, List, She, Swiss, Tillie Kottmann, United States District Court, United States No Fly, Verkada, Washington, Western District
related to Origins and definitions · 10
Hacktivism → Cult, Dead Cow, Due, Fresh Kill, However, New Media, Omega, Shu Lea Cheang's, Some, Writer Jason Sack
related to Controversy · 8
Hacktivism → Cult, Dead Cow, Depending, Hacktivismo, It, Others, Oxblood Ruffin, Some
related to Academic interpretations · 6
Hacktivism → Günther Friesinger, In, Johannes Grenzfurthner, There, They, Thomas Ballhausen
related to External links · 6
Hacktivism → Award Winning Short Film, Documentary, Hacktivist, History, Politically Motivated Computer Crime, YouTube

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anonymous group wikileaks hacking website media internet also political lulzsec security attacks social hacktivist culture reality form government used twitter

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hacking as a form of civil disobedience to promote a political agenda or social changeinstance ofis the use of computer-based techniques0.80text
hacktivistsinstance ofideologically motivated entities0.80text
leaktivistsinstance ofideologically motivated entities0.80text
and public disclosure organizationsinstance ofideologically motivated entities0.80text
also pose significant threatsinstance ofideologically motivated entities0.80text
the Internet Archiveinstance ofMajor mirroring projects include initiatives0.80text
Wikisource.Anonymityinstance ofMajor mirroring projects include initiatives0.80text
diplomatic cables from the United Statesinstance ofWikiLeaks has also published leaks0.80text
Saudi Arabiainstance ofWikiLeaks has also published leaks0.80text
emails from the governments of Syriainstance ofWikiLeaks has also published leaks0.80text
Turkeyinstance ofWikiLeaks has also published leaks0.80text
corruption in Kenyainstance ofWikiLeaks has also published leaks0.80text

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