Computer hackers plan to take the internet beyond the reach of censors be putting their own communication satellites into orbit. The scheme was outlined at the Chaos Communication Congress in Berlin. The project's organisers said the Hackerspace Global Grid will also involve developing a grid of ground stations to track and communicate with the satellites.
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He cited the proposed Stop Online Piracy Act (Sopa) in the United States as an example of the kind of threat facing online freedom. If passed, the act would allow for some sites to be blocked on copyright grounds.
Whereas past space missions have almost all been the preserve of national agencies and large companies, amateur enthusiasts have in recent years sent a few payloads into orbit.
These devices have mostly been sent up using balloons and are tricky to pinpoint precisely from the ground.
Sounds pretty awesome but I think they are being a bit over ambitious. Im doubtful they could raise enough funds to have a satellite built and put into orbit.
A guy in NZ (IIRC) built a fully functional cruise missile for $5k, with run of the mill parts (again IIRC).
Of course, this is a bit more ambitious but not entirely impossible.
I wouldn't under-estimate what the hacker community can do. Many of the members well-educated and well-paid engineering and systems professionals who could well afford to donate their time, talent and $$s to a cause they feel is worthwhile.
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lol, this is pretty awesome. I don't know if it's truly possible or not, but I wish them all the best. SOPA is bad news.
Would anyone else feel apprehensive about using an ISP provided by a hacker group?
It's not censorship to stop piracy. Movies, music and video games are made by people who need to be paid and greedy pirates are preventing that.
Too merciful, some hackers love imposing a "living death" on people they disagree with, ruining their credit, reputation, privacy, etc. Hacking should be a capital offense and all cruel and unnusual punishment prohibitions should be suspended. I hate hackers, I don't tend to hate as a rule but actually hate hackers.True, hackers are no different than those who pirate software etc
and the hackers who steal money from bank accounts are crash websites need to be burned at the stake
Hacking is a general purpose term, it can be anything from an individual computer breach , to a minor software change to a widespread network attack. The common factor is not having the permissions to enter the systems and causing some form of damage. The problem is the hackers have technical knowledge but not a whole lot of social skills so they tend to be the rebel without a clue types.I'm completely lost - I connect 'hacker' with high tech criminals who steal your identity and bank account information and schmooze around on people's social security information - whic hthe government requires you to have but does nothing to protect or repair when it's robbed.
So here in this article hackers are now fighting for their rights and looking out ofr hte little people.
WTF?
And - no less - they're determiend ot give space "back to the people" - since when was it ever lost?
This makes NO sense.
Sounds pretty awesome but I think they are being a bit over ambitious. Im doubtful they could raise enough funds to have a satellite built and put into orbit.
I'm completely lost - I connect 'hacker' with high tech criminals who steal your identity and bank account information and schmooze around on people's social security information - whic hthe government requires you to have but does nothing to protect or repair when it's robbed.
So here in this article hackers are now fighting for their rights and looking out ofr hte little people.
WTF?
And - no less - they're determiend ot give space "back to the people" - since when was it ever lost?
This makes NO sense.
Hacking is a general purpose term, it can be anything from an individual computer breach , to a minor software change to a widespread network attack. The common factor is not having the permissions to enter the systems and causing some form of damage. The problem is the hackers have technical knowledge but not a whole lot of social skills so they tend to be the rebel without a clue types.
There are some professionals that hack, most of them are bored kids and college undergrads. I've known quite of few of the latter and very few of the former.Actually, most hackers are computer professionals who know a lot more about technology than, well... everybody else.
There is never an excuse to compromise someone else's computer, I don't care what the intent is.Most aren't malicious, just enamored of technology and the possibilities it presents.
First off, violating another person's CPU or their security is a federal crime, secondly even with benign intent if someone doesn't know what they are doing or is "experimenting" and ****s up a setting in the Boot sector or registry entry they can do permanent damage to someone else's property even accidentally.Most aren't stealing anything, or doing any kind of damage. They're just having fun within their chosen field, no different than a tennis star playing a few games just for fun.
You're correct, but they both are federal crimes.Equating people who disseminate copyrighted material with hackers is a misnomer.
Stealing credit card numbers and using them to "give" money to pet projects, crashing U.S. security, hacking people's game systems and taking information, etc. are not entertaining, it is data theft, some of it is I.D. theft which is one of the worst crimes perpetrated in the U.S. in terms of damage. That is not entertainment it is malicious criminal activity.The images of hackers on TV or in the movies aren't particularly true either. A hacker is no different from a magician. Yes, he knows how to pick a lock and could use that skill to steal, but instead he's just entertaining people.
They are all criminals and should be punished harshly.To sum up, the vast vast majority of hackers aren't thieves or vandals. They're just experts in their chosen field.
A guy in NZ (IIRC) built a fully functional cruise missile for $5k, with run of the mill parts (again IIRC).
Of course, this is a bit more ambitious but not entirely impossible.
I doubt his "cruise missile" is anywhere near as functional as an actual cruise missile.
It's not censorship to stop piracy.
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