Re: Hactivism comments by EFF (fwd)

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"A lot of groups are claiming that they're hacking into sites for a
higher moral purpose, but they're hiding beyond anonymity or
pseudonymity."

The element of anonymity has always been a part of hacking as far
as I know--the problem with EFF seems to be that if the hack is
political-- it should work in a different manner.

This is perhaps where the (tivism) in hack_tivism can help
push towards a different type of hacking_that_takes_responsibility.

EDT has always been as transparent about our actions.

We feel that we then fall more on the (_tivism) end of hack_tivism.

That of taking responsibility for our actions.

This has been the ethical core of Digital Zapatismo has created
both off_line and on_line for EDT.

But--The EZLN themselves have chosen to remain behind the
small black masks of *anonymity or pseudonymity* in order to
survive and move beyond social invisibility--as a type of social
hacking.

Which to me means that to attempt to define and push hacktivism
towards an exact mirrorring of previous forms of  transparent
*civil rights movements* is wrong.

Hacktivism will work best as a strange attractor that shifts
and changes with each cell and the specific political issue
they have chosen to deal with.

transparancy and anonymity, or any simulations inbetween,
must always remain on the list of choices for any hacktivist actions.

ciao,
r



Bronc Buster wrote:

> [: hacktivism :]
>
> I got this today from the l0pht and HackerNews.Com. They are interested in
> what people think about the EFF looking as if they are turning on
> Hacktivism.
>
> regards,
>    Bronc Buster
>   bronc@2600.com
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> Date: Tue, 12 Oct 1999 02:10:49 -0400
> From: Space Rogue <spacerog@XXXXX>
> To: Bronc Buster <bronc@2600.com>
> Subject: Hactivism comments by EFF
>
> http://www.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9910/08/pakistani.hack/index.html
>
> "However, the marriage activism and computer hacking has a fundamental
> flaw, according to Alex Fowler, Strategic Initiatives Director for the
> Electronic Frontier Foundation.
>
> "A lot of groups are claiming that they're hacking into sites for a
> higher moral purpose, but they're hiding beyond anonymity or
> pseudonymity. Taking responsibility is not something we see happening.
> One of the critical things in environmental causes and the civil rights
> movement was that groups who used strong tactics and intentionally broke
> the law eventually came forward and took responsibility for their
> actions. It was owning up that really helped these movements forward.
>
> "Tweety Fish, a member of the Canadian hacker group Cult of the Dead Cow,
> defends hacktivists as merely being purveyors of information."
>
> ---- SNIP< ----
>
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