February 27, 2003
Hacktivism

In an essay referring to the cyber attack on the Mexican Supreme court in October, there is an interesting discussion of the difference between online protest and cyber-crime.

The Great Software Debate: Technology and Ideology - Part Three :: PNNOnline ::

"...the famous Chiapas denial of service (DoS) attack attributed to the Electronic Disturbance Theater was an act of civil disobedience, commonly referred to as hacktivism. Hacktivism promotes social causes online, in this case the plight of the indigenous people of Chiapas Mexico. In the current world context, what application of technology constitutes criminal behavior, terrorism or hacktivism/civil disobedience?"

Posted by Dave at February 27, 2003 12:14 PM