[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
...
> computer-literate teenagers - hackers - can break into top-security computer systems,
> infect them with viruses or steal sensitive documents? The role of hackers is
>examined and
> their exploits highlighted to reveal the insecurities and virtual threat of the
>internet.
>
> http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/hackers/
>
> I thought it was very informative, especially in light of the recent security
>discussions
> on this list.
<rant>
I *HATE* the fact that the money that I send to PBS is used to fund
clueless journalists who continue to mis-use this term ("hacker") in
this way.
These people aren't hackers. Call them what they really are: crooks,
troublemakers, script-kiddies, miscreants, losers, or maybe even
"crackers".
If we didn't have computers, these same individuals would instead
spend their time spray-painting graffiti onto walls or pushing over
gravestones.
</rant>
--kevin
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