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Hacking Cyberspace (Polemics)

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Don't judge a book by its cover or even a cursory reading of its title. This book is only tangentially about computer hacking and hackers. Instead of examining the practices of hacking, this book itself functions as hacking. That is, it is a clever and resourceful investigation of computer technology that breaks into and re-purposes the texts and systems that comprise this thing we call "cyberspace." So instead of being a book about hacking, this book learns and uses the lessons of hacking to analyze and mess with information technology. Bottom line: If you are looking for a handbook about hacking or hoping to protect your network from a hack attack, this is not the book for you. But if you are looking for an insightful and eye-opening foray into the social, political, and philosophical aspects of computer technology, then this book is definitely something you will want on your bookshelf.

This book is good if you want to know more about the philosophical understandong of the cyberspace. It is well written and well documented. The major problem is that the author seems to be affraid to go deeper in the topics that he talk about. For example, he speaks about the cyberspace as a "real" space and a new one (Terra nova). But, he does'nt leave us with a strong argument on it.

Still good if you want to know more on cyberspace and philosophy.

This book helped me to understand some of the consequences for hacking into things.It also helped me to undertsand that hacking can really cause very serious damage. Hacking may seem harmless but it isn't. Buy this book if your wanting to know some tactics some hackers use. It can help you get prepared for a hack attack.