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Work should be play, says a new book that sets forth the emerging ethical code of free-software programmers.
By Andrew Leonard
February 5, 2001
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In Steven Levy's new book, paranoid freedom fighters armed with weapons of encryption face off against Big Brother.
By Andrew Leonard
January 24, 2001
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A new book shines a light on the surprisingly unexciting world of corporate secret stealing.
By Janelle Brown
December 14, 2000
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The passion of open-source hackers may make their success inevitable. Impugn it at your peril.
By Andrew Leonard
October 31, 2000
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Many free-software hackers make no attempt to hide their hatred of Bill Gates -- could they be the culprits?
By Andrew Leonard
October 27, 2000
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Did hackers successfully break watermarks designed to protect digital music?
By Janelle Brown
October 19, 2000
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Hackers break the recording industry's vaunted music protection system.
By Janelle Brown
October 12, 2000
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Programmers don't want to help the recording industry test its new security "solution." But the technology insiders behind the system say hackers could kill it once and for all by participating.
By Janelle Brown
October 3, 2000
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Hackers turn up their noses at a "challenge" proposed by the recording and electronics industries.
By Janelle Brown
September 14, 2000
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Master cryptographer Bruce Schneier's "Secrets and Lies" explains why computer security is an oxymoron.
By Brendan I. Koerner
August 31, 2000
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Do politically motivated hackers really think they're promoting global change by defacing Web sites?
By Brendan I. Koerner
July 20, 2000
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The author of "Cyberselfish" takes issue with Raymond's screed defending libertarian geek culture.
By Paulina Borsook
June 30, 2000
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A hacker historian parries a wrongheaded New York Times assault on digital culture.
By Eric Raymond
June 28, 2000
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Posing as a thief or informing the FBI about hacker behavior -- it's all in a day's work for AntiOnline founder John Vranesevich.
By Mark Compton
March 27, 2000
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Gwyneth wants Juliette Binoche in the worst way; Pogue punkster says he'll sue Siniad for dropping the dime on his jones; Munchkin huffers, get the hook. Plus: No! No! Say it ain't so! Kiss about to kiss off forevah!
By Amy Reiter
February 16, 2000
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No one knows who's behind the wave of attacks on big sites -- but everyone's got a theory.
By Salon Technology Staff
February 10, 2000
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The Web will survive this week's spate of site attacks. Can it get past the hysteria?
By Scott Rosenberg
February 10, 2000
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A judge's decision to ban a DVD-playing Linux program and all discussion about it outrages the free-software community.
By C. Scott Ananian
February 9, 2000
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Pranksters exploit a big back door in AOL's Instant Messenger service.
By David Cassel
January 25, 2000
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More sympathy for parents with disabled children Plus: What about pro wrestling's contribution to television?; Why did Susan Brownmiller vote for a "rapist" -- twice?
Letters to the editor
January 7, 2000
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A prudish hacker caught me surfing porn and turned the image on my monitor, and my world, upside down.
By Daniel Sieberg
December 22, 1999
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Salon's TV picks for Wednesday, Oct. 13, 1999
By Joyce Millman
October 13, 1999
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Why the GOP likes big, bad Pat Buchanan; the sex industry needs Susie Bright's enlightenment; e-mail is no place for a secret!
Letters to the Editor
September 13, 1999
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When a Hotmail security breach exposed e-mail inboxes, I spied on a rival and learned more than I wanted to know.
By "Lily Black"
September 2, 1999
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The infamous anti-homosexual Web site is redirected to godlovesfags.com, and its new owner isn't returning the domain name any time soon.
By Dave Cullen
August 20, 1999
Is the SDMI boycott backfiring?
Ain't no network strong enough
To heck with hactivism
Don't tweak the geeks!
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