Celebrity hacker Andrew ‘Bunnie’ Huang first clashed with US tech giant Microsoft for teaching others how to modify the Xbox.
Title: "Unveiling 'The Hacktivist': A Timely Documentary Highlighting the Power of Digital Activism"
In the era of heightened cybersecurity concerns and escalating digital activism, a revisit to the award-winning short film documentary, 'The Hacktivist', proves to be both enlightening and timely. Originally released in 2015, the documentary has gained renewed relevance as digital activism continues to shape global events.
Directed by award-winning filmmaker, Ben Mack, 'The Hacktivist' offers an intimate look into the lives of two individuals, Gary McKinnon and Jeremy Hammond, who used their hacking skills for activism. McKinnon, a Scottish systems administrator, is best known for his 2001-2002 infiltration of U.S. military and NASA computers, while Hammond, an American hacktivist, gained notoriety for his involvement with the group Anonymous and the Stratfor hack in 2011.
The documentary sheds light on the complexities of digital activism, exploring the motivations, methods, and consequences of these actions. It delves into the moral and legal debates surrounding hacktivism, questioning whether the ends justify the means.
In today's climate, where digital activism is increasingly prevalent, 'The Hacktivist' serves as a thought-provoking exploration of the power and potential of this form of activism. As protests and civil disobedience move online, understanding the history and implications of hacktivism is crucial.
While the documentary is not new, its relevance to current events cannot be overstated. The rise of digital activism in movements such as #BlackLivesMatter, #MeToo, and the ongoing climate change protests underscores the need for critical analysis and discussion around the role and impact of hacktivism.
'The Hacktivist' offers a compelling narrative that challenges viewers to reconsider their perceptions of hackers and digital activism. It provides a platform for understanding the complexities of this issue, offering insights into the motivations, methods, and consequences of hacktivism. As digital activism continues to shape global events, 'The Hacktivist' remains a vital resource for anyone
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Sounds like a bug bounty payment needed.
Monopoly free market
Born in 87 I've grown up with computers and had a PlayStation that was modded to run burnt games. I'd like to hear that story from Sony.
WHY WAS THAT LADY SCREAMING AT US THO!?
These guys are awesome! Very inspirational. I cant say there are many things I come across in todays world that give me much hope for the future but the work these guys are doing absolutely is on high on the list of things that do. My hats off to em'! 🫡
if you buy a device, you own it period ,its yours to do what you want with it, i love that hackers put companies in their place, they are the shop , we are the customers, its simple as that, if they don't like customers modifying what they legally own, maybe the company shouldn't take part in the free market.
Its not what the hardware does anymore, its the data it collects and what gets done with that information. There is no such thing as anonymised data.
I worked for a data analytics firm for a while, set them a challenge to track my transit card.
I only ever put cash on it, you don't hand over any details when you get the card, they didn't know where I lived, I regularly travelled different ways to work using buses and/or trains, got off at different stations near work for a nice walk or to get a coffee from somewhere else.
Took them 14 minutes to give me 3 weeks of my travel info, the card number, when and where I had added money and more worryingly, my date of birth, my home address, my Tax file number (like an SSN in AU), my UK tax information (dual citizen), and a whole bunch of other stuff to do with my bank accounts.
bunny was a patsy.
Oh yeah, you're changing the light so it's blue… blue in canada is conservative… epic L
This is inspiring
The truth wants to be free.
An MIT student who cannot speak a sentence without using the word LIKE. Sigh.
This moment when I have paid for my device and it becomes my property, I am not talking about the warranty, which expires as soon as I open the case.
So if I change my property, i.e. hack it, then it's no damn industry's business. Of course, we should eat the soup they serve and keep quiet.
I see it differently and many other tech-savvy people also agree with my argument.
OpenSource, Freedom of Speech, and my freedom with the time I spend.
We open devices since we have devices! Even the first cars were repaired by my grandfather! He fixed everything by himself, the same as me today.
They can cry like a 3-year-old child, but we like to work on our talents and knowledge. So keep crying quietly.
I'll buy their phone today!
I was super jazzed to learn about the internet and how, someday, finally, there would be something out there for all citizens, to use how they wished without government interference or big money. Yet here I am, decades later, being held hostage for wanting to fix or experiment on my own property. P.S. farmers have really taken it in the shorts.
Why I support open source tech
How are you going to let the first person to say words in this thing pronounce it counsel and not console? Sounding like an idiot is a fast way to lose credibility.
Estadunidense ve o mundo pela sombra do saco deles, os cara falam como se eles tivessem inventado tudo.
So many bloody lies world?????. I've seen the documentary the story of the hackavist. This is me 12 years of my life taken and i don't know why IT STARTED BACK IN 2012.. Nobody will help me or listen. Even though there are people around me who know this was done to me. I would go on but i won't go into detail with the horrific destruction of my life I have no human rights this includes my privacy. I AM appalled and very disillusioned with humans that can apply this kind of cruelty. HELP???
He hacked the Xbox and played violin?! 😮
1337 h4x0r! 💤
I'm going to sue every car manufacturer, since one of my human ancestors invented the wheel… ;-P
This is why Linux is so important. I think Microsoft will regret their actions and paid for laws when their market share drops to very low levels as people switch to Linux.
I wanna be a part of this so bad! Started learning everything I could about computers 1.5 years ago. I’ve learned C, C++, assembly language, MySQL, Microsoft server 2018, PHP, JavaScript, CSS, HTML, JSON. I improved my keyboarding WPM to 86. Made and launched my own website. Learned binary, hex, including its arithmetic. Learned 3D modeling in blender. Game design in Roblox studio, lua. And I still feel like I have so far to go.
I remember figuring out how to play a gameboy game while using a sega gamegear for the screen by using the tv tuner that came with the gamegear…
..few yrs later had a friend watching tv on his desktop, even changing channels, using my satellite tv gear a town away…. (tho it used up my monthly upload limit in about 2 hrs)…
associating "white hat" with "ethical" is nothing more than propaganda for the "proprietary law" community. If the only way to "ethically" employ and develop hacking skills is to work for companies that force you to sign non-disclosures, or otherwise defend them from the exposure caused by the vulnerabilities they are responsible for… then a HUGE percentage of the disclosures which lead to security-fixes would have to be labeled "unethical". Ironically even criminal behavior is responsible for driving innovation in the tech industry to a significant degree. My proposal is that since "ethical" is a value judgement based on what represents the profit and convenience of corporate entities… The only way to really define what is ethical is to bind that term to what is beneficial to anyone willing to take responsibility for their own imperfections in design and code and manufacture… Consequently this makes nation states, corporate spies, black hats, criminals, grey hats, white hats and script kiddies ALL "ethical"… So we have to just take that loaded f'ing term off the table. If a criminal has to take responsibility for their behavior and face (potentially) legal consequences… why does the corporate community act like they should be immune to facing the consequences of their own stupidity?
Could someone please tell me what the song's name is at 15:22?
i took my first computer apart 1000 times back in the late 90´ was the best time would hade wished my dad led me to programming
50 years old. 39 years ago, MSX was a computer, that had ROMs. When I learnt I could dump the ROM of any game, then use DEBUG to read back in, Penguin Adventure went from Cartridge to Casette and the 3.5 Floppy… from there in, it was a matter of learning ASM and routines. C made the first language I learnt, to do the same on the Amiga platform.
Ahh the memories. I still have my modded xbox consoles. One i am using in my MAME cabinet and can run all the old arcade games with it.
really…. listen to the words and compare to subtitles … @ 1:48 to 1:55
this individual who ended up hacking a gaming council??
what accent is this?? or just bad pronunciation??
“A gaming council” ?? Lol
This got recommended on my feed and wow I am glad I clicked on this, Bunnie is such a fascinating person.