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  • Hacked – A Radical Approach to Hacker Culture and Crime: A Radical Approach to Hacker Culture and Crime

    Hacked – A Radical Approach to Hacker Culture and Crime by Steinmetz, Kevin F.;

    A Radical Approach to Hacker Culture and Crime

    Series: Alternative Criminology; 2;

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    Estimated delivery time: In stock at the publisher, but not at Prospero's office. Delivery time approx. 3-5 weeks.
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    Product details:

    • Publisher MI – New York University
    • Date of Publication 29 November 2016
    • Number of Volumes Print PDF

    • ISBN 9781479869718
    • Binding Paperback
    • See also 9781479866106
    • No. of pages288 pages
    • Size 226x154x20 mm
    • Weight 484 g
    • Language English
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    Long description:

    Inside the life of a hacker and cybercrime culture.
    Public discourse, from pop culture to political rhetoric, portrays hackers as deceptive, digital villains. But what do we actually know about them?
    In Hacked, Kevin F. Steinmetz explores what it means to be a hacker and the nuances of hacker culture. Through extensive interviews with hackers, observations of hacker communities, and analyses of hacker cultural products, Steinmetz demystifies the figure of the hacker and situates the practice of hacking within the larger political and economic structures of capitalism, crime, and control.This captivating book challenges many of the common narratives of hackers, suggesting that not all forms of hacking are criminal and, contrary to popular opinion, the broader hacker community actually plays a vital role in our information economy. Hacked thus explores how governments, corporations, and other institutions attempt to manage hacker culture through the creation of ideologies and laws that protect powerful economic interests. Not content to simply critique the situation, Steinmetz ends his work by providing actionable policy recommendations that aim to redirect the focus from the individual to corporations, governments, and broader social issues.
    A compelling study, Hacked helps us understand not just the figure of the hacker, but also digital crime and social control in our high-tech society.

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