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OverviewDouglas Thomas offers an in-depth history of this important and fascinating subculture, contrasting mainstream images of hackers with a detailed firsthand account of the computer underground. Thomas studies novels and films (Neuromancer, WarGames, Hackers, and The Matrix) and reveals contemporary views of hackers as technological wizards, high-tech pranksters, and virtual criminals. Thomas then examines the court cases of Kevin Mitnick and Chris Lamprecht to determine how hackers are defined as criminals. Thomas finds that popular hacker stereotypes express the public's anxieties about the information age far more than they do the reality of hacking. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Douglas ThomasPublisher: University of Minnesota Press Imprint: University of Minnesota Press Dimensions: Width: 15.70cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.515kg ISBN: 9780816633456ISBN 10: 0816633452 Pages: 277 Publication Date: 31 December 2002 Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , General , Undergraduate Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Out of Print Availability: Out of stock  Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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