The man, who declined to be named because he said he feared arrest, compared the attacks on U.S. companies' Web sites - known to some as "hacktivism" - to earlier versions of civil protests: "It was like the sit-ins during the 1960s when you had college students taking up space in restaurants." ❋ Ian Shapira (2010)
You still hear about "hacktivism" -- this summer, for instance, there was an attack on Estonian servers, presumably originating in Russia. ❋ James Taranto (2007)
Circle the PCs hacktivism The Chinese appeal's organizers said it is unlikely to address whether hackers should reject working for a government or hacking for a political cause—known as "hacktivism." ❋ Unknown (2011)
The Chinese appeal's organizers said it is unlikely to address whether hackers should reject working for a government or hacking for a political cause—known as "hacktivism." ❋ Owen Fletcher (2011)
This social design practice can be called the hacktivism of fashion. ❋ Unknown (2009)
This high-stakes "hacktivism" makes great headlines, but law-enforcement officials worry that it is distracting attention from a far more worrying trend: rising Internet fraud. ❋ Unknown (2007)
Real civil disobedience is a dangerous act of idealism; Dominguez and Stalbaum's "hacktivism" was a risk-free act of self-promotion. ❋ James Taranto (2007)
Back in 1998, the New York Times carried a story on "hacktivism," which it defined as "computer hacking ... as a means to a political end." ❋ James Taranto (2007)
The activists, who are not identified, said their brand of "hacktivism" is legal because it technically involves just visiting a Web site. ❋ Unknown (2006)
"This is likely the latest example of 'hacktivism' and politically motivated cyber attacks, which are on the rise." ❋ Unknown (2010)
Ms. Jones said the incident may have been "hacktivism," an attack with a social or political motivation. ❋ Unknown (2009)
More than just protesting Ahmadinejad's presence at the U.N. General Assembly this week, Jahanshahi said he came to trade know-how with other young Iranians who are using Internet "hacktivism" to send messages, videos and information to opposition sympathizers in Iran. ❋ Unknown (2009)
The memo also calls out "hacktivism" as a potential terrorist threat. ❋ Unknown (2009)
The self-professed computer geeks who exposed the far-reaching electronic spying network have long practised their brand of "hacktivism" from their basement lab at the University of Toronto. ❋ Unknown (2009)
