Political hacktivism: tool of the underdog or scourge of cyberspace?
Abstract
Using the Internet as a means of registering discontent with politicians, policies and groups is a growing phenomenon. There are various ways of manifesting protest on the Internet, including building protest sites, cyber‐squatting, defacing Web sites and organising denial of service attacks. Some of these methods are extremely effective, being cheap to use and requiring limited technical ability. Others err on the wrong side of the law and involve full‐scale hacking. Overall, hacktivism can be a productive part of the political process.
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Citation
Auty, C. (2004), "Political hacktivism: tool of the underdog or scourge of cyberspace?", Aslib Proceedings, Vol. 56 No. 4, pp. 212-221. https://doi.org/10.1108/00012530410549240
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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