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	Kashmir-minded Pakistani 'hacktivists' blitz Web sites URL: http://www.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9910/08/pakistani.hack/ ODP description: "Since October 1, the two students who make up the Pakistan Hackerz Club have defaced over 40 Web sites, according to a hacking mirror site." [CNN] Page title: CNN - Kashmir-minded Pakistani 'hacktivists' blitz Web sites - October 8, 1999
	Hacktivism: the new protest movement URL: http://www.spark-online.com/april00/trends/martin.html ODP description: Article by Hugh Martin about hacktivism, including the attacks on Yahoo, Ebay, and amazon. [spark] Page title: hactivism: the new protest movement? >> by hugh j martin >> spark-online.com >> version 7.0, april 2000 Page description:* Last week Sandeep died. A bus ran over him on a busy morning in this sleepy town.
	They Call It Hacktivism URL: http://www.gis.net/~cht/hacktivism.html ODP description: "A few weeks ago, several members of a hacking group called Legions of the Underground declared an ''electronic war'' against China and Iraq." [Boston Globe]
	Dissidents Hack Holes in China's New Wall URL: http://www.gis.net/~cht/dissidents.html ODP description: "Electronic guerrillas breach blocks set up by the government to keep citizens from seeing unorthodox news and opinions on the Internet." [LA Times] Page title: COLUMN ONE: Dissidents Hack Holes in China's New Wall
	Computer Hacking New Tool of Political Activism URL: http://www.gis.net/~cht/torontostar.html ODP description: "Ruffin is among a growing group of outlaw programmers determined to make hacking more than job interviewing as an extreme sport. They are beginning to experiment with the mind-blowing skill locked in the global network of hackers as a powerful political tool for what Ruffin calls 'human rights hacking.'" [Toronto Star]
	Hacktivists or Cyberterrorists? The Changing Media Discourse on Hacking URL: http://www.firstmonday.org/issues/issue7_10/vegh/index.html ODP description: This paper scrutinizes the language of government reports and news media sources to shed light on their role in forming a negative image of politically motivated hacking in general, and online political activism, in particular. It is argued that the mass media's portrayal of hacking conveniently fits the elite's strategy to form a popular consensus in a way that supports the elite's crusade under different pretexts to eradicate hacking, an activity that may potentially threaten the dominant order. [First Monday]

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