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Hacking : Digital Media and Technological Determinism

This book required the collection and analysis of a large body of material enabling the first conceptualisation of 'hacking' in all its manifestations including empirical evidence for these elements which include; free and open source software, cracking, cyberwar, hacktivism, cybercrime, cyberterror, digital labour, popular media and other relevant areas. The insight into the nature of 'hacking' as a phenomenon also required a lengthy period of data collection to establish the historical context and the widely varied manifestations of hacking. Theories of technological determinism, of which there are many, also needed to be reviewed to establish an appropriate framework.