The earlier, bigger part of hacking history often had congregations as protagonists. From CCC in the early 80s to TESO in the 2000s, through LoD, MoD, cDc, L0pht, and the many other sung and unsung teams of hacker heroes, our culture was created, shaped, and immortalized by their articles, tools, and actions.
Why don't we see many hacker groups anymore? And why is that that the few which are around, such as Anonymous and its satellite efforts, do not have the same cultural impact as their forefathers?
(Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday April 19 2014, @07:30AM
This is what happened, read the book now if you haven't, NOWn [wikipedia.org]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hacker_Crackdow
These days people are afraid of changing their own desktop wallpaper for sometimes it's a crime. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_7_editions#W indows_7_Starter [wikipedia.org]
The CFAA is an incredibly draconian and vague law that can be used to destroy pretty much anybody at will https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_Fraud_and_A buse_Act [wikipedia.org]
The internet is such a sad place these days.