The Hacker Crackdown: Law and Disorder on the Electronic Frontier

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Synopsis
The bestselling cyberpunk author &“has produced by far the most stylish report from the computer outlaw culture since Steven Levy&’s Hackers&” (Publishers Weekly). Bruce Sterling delves into the world of high-tech crime and punishment in one of the first books to explore the cyberspace breaches that threaten national security. From the crash of AT&T&’s long-distance switching system to corporate cyberattacks, he investigates government and law enforcement efforts to break the back of America&’s electronic underground in the 1990s. In this modern classic, &“Sterling makes the hackers—who live in the ether between terminals under noms de net such as VaxCat—as vivid as Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday. His book goes a long way towards explaining the emerging digital world and its ethos&” (Publishers Weekly). This edition features a new preface by the author that analyzes the sobering increase in computer crime over the twenty-five years since The Hacker Crackdown was first published. &“Offbeat and brilliant.&” —Booklist &“Thoroughly researched, this account of the government&’s crackdown on the nebulous but growing computer-underground provides a thoughtful report on the laws and rights being defined on the virtual frontier of cyberspace. . . . An enjoyable, informative, and (as the first mainstream treatment of the subject) potentially important book . . . Sterling is a fine and knowledgeable guide to this strange new world.&” —Kirkus Reviews &“A well-balanced look at this new group of civil libertarians. Written with humor and intelligence, this book is highly recommended.&” —Library Journal
Copyright:
1992

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
324 Pages
ISBN-13:
9781504063098
Publisher:
Open Road Media
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Copyrighted By:
Bruce Sterling
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
History, Nonfiction, Computers and Internet
Submitted By:
Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.

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