Paradigm Shift Outline

Thesis Statement: Within the past 40 years, the world has seen the birth and growth of hacktivism as a means to an end in terms of promoting both liberties and particular political agendas through internet and computer-based attacks and exploits. Hacktivism has developed this much thus far due to the vast, open, relatively unpatrolled and infinitesimally-connected nature of the internet and concurrent computer networks.

Introduction

  • What is hacking?
  • What is activism? Use of Kairos?
  • What is hacking and activism, hacktivism, together?
    • “The subversive use of computers and computer networks to promote a political agenda” (Wikipedia)

History of activism & hacking

  • Examples of very first acts of activism
  • Beginning of hacking, beginning of the hacker era
  • Rise of hacking competitions, hackathons

What it means to be a hacker

  • Hacker culture
  • Hacker ethics
  • Risks and rewards

The web of opportunity and anonymity

  • How the prevalence of the internet itself and computer technology promoted the growth of hacking, activism, and hacktivism
  • How connected is everything really?
  • Who and what if anything polices the internet?

Birth of Hacktivism

  • The first hack to promote an agenda, first sign of hacktivism
  • Progression of hacktivism to current day

Hacktivism versus activism, the Good and Bad sides of each

  • Efficiency
  • Effectiveness
  • Means of conduct
  • Possible outcomes
  • Accuracy
  • Stance of the law

Influence today and implications for the future

  • Politics
  • Cyber warfare
  • Espionage
  • Possible end or rather new beginning: Quantum computing within the next Decade

Conclusion

  • Restatement of Thesis
  • Internet incubator
  • Birth
  • Advantages
  • Future Possibilities
  • End with clincher

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