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I agree w @winstonpeters that it is unwise to ignore how the National Party got the information from the Treasury.
What it comes down to is what constitutes hacking?
This is very important in this day and age.
What it comes down to is what constitutes hacking?
This is very important in this day and age.
If a burglar deliberately searched repeatedly for where a key might be hidden, and checked all the windows and doors; then, finding an opening broke into a house and took something - would that be a crime, or just a bit of fun?😏
Who’d be the bad guy -the burglar or home owner?
Who’d be the bad guy -the burglar or home owner?
If someone incidentally comes across something on the internet, that is a totally different thing from acting like a burglar and deliberately seeking to break into a computer system to access data.
Didn’t Nicky Hager’s book Dirty Politics referred to hacking by Nat henchmen?
Didn’t Nicky Hager’s book Dirty Politics referred to hacking by Nat henchmen?
Hacking systems for corp or political gain is not hactivism.
A number of years ago I wrote a blog post suggesting a classification of hacking - based on motivation & outcome.
NZ Treasury was like a homeowner who left the window open
It was unwise, but the burglar was the villain
A number of years ago I wrote a blog post suggesting a classification of hacking - based on motivation & outcome.
NZ Treasury was like a homeowner who left the window open
It was unwise, but the burglar was the villain
What constitutes #hactivism very much depends on the motive and consequences of the hacker.
#Hacker Category 1 - Test Hackers
(My apologies for the format. This is a back up. My blog went down Google’s history black hole when I forgot the login to renew it. Interestingly Big Brother Google even deleted access to the published posts.)
(My apologies for the format. This is a back up. My blog went down Google’s history black hole when I forgot the login to renew it. Interestingly Big Brother Google even deleted access to the published posts.)
#Hacker Category 2 - Hactivists
Just because someone says they are a hacktivist, it does not necessarily mean they are. Motive really matters. Hacktivists hack in the public interest. But this reason does not necessarily go down well in court (which tend to favour those hacked).
Just because someone says they are a hacktivist, it does not necessarily mean they are. Motive really matters. Hacktivists hack in the public interest. But this reason does not necessarily go down well in court (which tend to favour those hacked).
#Hacker Category 3 - Criminal Hackers
This includes those who hack for financial, political or other gain, or hack to maliciously damage systems or to obtain information to weaponise against people or orgs etc for gain for themselves or gain for those for whom the hacking is done
This includes those who hack for financial, political or other gain, or hack to maliciously damage systems or to obtain information to weaponise against people or orgs etc for gain for themselves or gain for those for whom the hacking is done
#Hacker Category 4 - Espionage Hacking
This is hacking done by or for govts.
Govts that spy/hack on their own people or others generally consider this good form, while hypocritically criticise others for doing it.
Hacking is part of Big Brother think and 1984 style surveillance
This is hacking done by or for govts.
Govts that spy/hack on their own people or others generally consider this good form, while hypocritically criticise others for doing it.
Hacking is part of Big Brother think and 1984 style surveillance
#Hacker Category 5 - Cyber-terrorism
This activity may be carried out by or for governments, or by or for others. It is the most dangerous form of hacking - and should not be allowed.
This activity may be carried out by or for governments, or by or for others. It is the most dangerous form of hacking - and should not be allowed.
