Why Hackers Win: Power and Disruption in the Network Society

by Patrick Burkart and Tom McCourt

Book Overview

When people think of hackers, they usually think of a lone wolf acting with the intent to garner personal data for identity theft and fraud. But what about the corporations and government entities that use hacking as a strategy for managing risk? Why Hackers Win asks the pivotal question of how and why the instrumental uses of invasive software by corporations and government agencies contribute to social change. Through a critical communication...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520300130
• ISBN13: 9780520300132
• Release Date: November 2019
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 8.9"