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Re: How to catch a cracker in the US?
From: "Sholes, Joshua" <Joshua_Sholes () cable comcast com>
Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2014 13:22:40 +0000
On 3/13/14, 12:35 AM, "shawn wilson" <ag4ve.us () gmail com> wrote:
A note on terminology - whether you know what you're doing, actually break into a system, or obtain a thumb drive with data that you weren't supposed to have - it has the same end so I'd refer to it by the same term - hacking. Trying to differentiate terms based on skill, target, or data type is kinda dumb.
If one came up in this field with a mentor who was old school, or if one is old school oneself, one tends use the original (as I understand it) definitions--a "cracker" breaks security or obtains data unlawfully, a "hacker" is someone who likes ethically playing (in the "joyful exploration" sense) with complicated systems. People who are culturally younger tend use "hacker", as you are doing, for the former and as far as I can tell no specific term for the latter. If you ask me, this is something of a cultural loss. --Josh
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- Re: How to catch a cracker in the US?, (continued)
- Re: How to catch a cracker in the US? William Herrin (Mar 12)
- Re: How to catch a cracker in the US? Warren Bailey (Mar 12)
- Re: How to catch a cracker in the US? William Herrin (Mar 12)
- Re: How to catch a cracker in the US? Warren Bailey (Mar 12)
- Re: How to catch a cracker in the US? William Herrin (Mar 12)
- Re: How to catch a cracker in the US? Alexander Neilson (Mar 12)
- Re: How to catch a cracker in the US? Scott Morris (Mar 12)
- Re: How to catch a cracker in the US? Sholes, Joshua (Mar 12)
- RE: How to catch a cracker in the US? Barry Shein (Mar 12)
- Re: How to catch a cracker in the US? Sholes, Joshua (Mar 13)
- Re: How to catch a cracker in the US? Valdis . Kletnieks (Mar 13)
- Re: How to catch a cracker in the US? William Herrin (Mar 13)
- Re: How to catch a cracker in the US? James R Cutler (Mar 13)
- Re: How to catch a cracker in the US? William Herrin (Mar 13)
- Re: How to catch a cracker in the US? Valdis . Kletnieks (Mar 13)
- Re: How to catch a cracker in the US? joel jaeggli (Mar 13)
- Re: How to catch a cracker in the US? Joe Loiacono (Mar 13)