Weblog on the Internet and public policy, journalism, virtual community, and more from David Brake, a Canadian academic, consultant and journalist
25 March 2002
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Well, not really hackers as “true hackers” understand them – disinterested seekers after illicit knowledge – these are just kids who steal people’s credit card numbers. Ira Glass of the terrific US radio programme This American Life interviewed two of them at a hacker convention in October 1997, asking them about their personal morality and whether they thought they were doing wrong. Hearing them struggling to define and justify their moral stance makes fascinating listening.

The feature in question is the first item of the hour-long programme, but I encourage you to dip into the show’s archives (most shows since 1995 are archived on the site) and listen to other gems, including one I mentioned earlier.card bank national credit 1stcredit card 5america creditbest credit cards 10service credit 580-223-6260affilitate creditalcona alpena union credit areaaccreditation for process seta etqa Map

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