CMST 1A03 Lecture : Hacktivists are doing the world a favour and should be forgiven for breaking the law - DEBATE #3 TOPIC for CMST 1A03.docx

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Communication Studies
• Course: CMST 1A03
• Professor: Kamila P

Document Summary

Debate #3 : hacktivists are doing the world a favour and should be forgiven for breaking the law. Their main purpose is to expose political confidential documentations to public society, such as political scandals (both ways) they are for the public not against. The use computers and computer networks for political purposes, especially to promote free speech and human rights. Carried out on the basis of idea that proper use of technology can produce results similar to those of conventional promote activism, and civil disobedience (definitions) #1 hacktivism is a form of civil disobedience. It is the modern online version of traditional protests, marches and rallies. Acts of this are very similar to historical acts of civil disobedience in our country that took place the time of the american revolution and civil. For example: (#1 for civil disobedience) our founding fathers engaged in the boston tea. Party and threw british shipments of tea into.