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