Hackers: Crime and the Digital Sublime

The practice of computer hacking is increasingly being viewed as a major security dilemma in Western societies, by governments and security experts alike.

Using a wealth of material taken from interviews with a wide range of interested parties such as computer scientists, security experts and hackers themselves, Paul Taylor provides a uniquely revealing and richly sourced account of the debates that surround this controversial practice. By doing so, he reveals the dangers inherent in the ext...