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| Book: | Steal This Computer Book 4.0 | |
| Subject: | Very entertaining, relatively non-technical, somewhat controversial | |
| Date: | 2007-01-30 10:25:47 | |
| From: | jdruin | |
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Rating:
This book was fun to read, even though the author does appear in some cases to support ethically questionable activities. The information presented is quite good and thourough although this is not a technical manual. There is no definitive code listings or in-depth technical discussions on the internal workings of hacking programs. The CD included does have some older code from the first virii et al. The parts I enjoyed the most were the areas describing the history of hacking and the mentality of the hacker. The author does make a good distinction between the hobbiest, curious, and the criminal. The one drawback is the one-sided political commentary that sneaks into certain areas of the book. |
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