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The fast-paced, riveting story of the hacking collective that turned security technology into a force for good and is fighting back against corporations and countries that are going after our privacy, freedom and even our democracy itself. Cult of the Dead Cow is the story of the oldest, most respected and most famous American hacking group of all time. Its members invented the concept of hacktivism, released both the top tool for cracking passwords and the reigning technique for controlling computers from afar, and spurred development of Snowden's anonymity tool of choice. With its origins in the earliest days of the Internet, the cDc is full of oddball characters-activists, artists, and musicians-who are now woven into the top ranks of the American establishment. Today, this small group and their followers represent the best hope for making technology a force for good instead of for surveillance and oppression. Like a modern (and real) illuminati, cDc members have had the ears of presidents, cabinet members, and the CEO of Google. Cult of the Dead Cow shows how we got into the mess we find ourselves in today, where governments and corporations hold immense power over individuals, and how we are finally fighting back.

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Book category Books in English Computing & information technology Information technology: general issues

• Full title: Cult of the Dead Cow
• Subtitle: How the Original Hacking Supergroup Might Just Save the World
• Author: Joseph Menn
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 272
• EAN: 9781541724426
• ID: 20569319
• Publisher: PublicAffairs,U.S.
• Weight: 360 g
• Dimensions: 153 × 232 × 24 mm
• Date of publishing: 06. August 2019

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