Project Gutenberg 1994-01-01 Copyrighted. Read the copyright notice inside this book for details. 1487 Sterling, Bruce 1954 The Hacker Crackdown: Law and Disorder on the Electronic Frontier Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hacker_Crackdown "The Hacker Crackdown: Law and Disorder on the Electronic Frontier" by Bruce Sterling is a historical account written in the early 1990s. The book explores the burgeoning world of cyberspace and the complex interplay between hackers, law enforcement, and telecommunications companies, particularly highlighting the significant Hacker Crackdown of 1990, during which government agents targeted the electronic underground and its players. The opening portion of the work sets the stage for a discussion on the changing nature of communication technologies and the legal landscape surrounding them, beginning with a significant incident on January 15, 1990, when a massive telephone system failure at AT&T caused widespread disruption. Bruce Sterling outlines the perceptions and fears of law enforcement regarding hackers, revealing a sense of paranoia following the crash, which some suspected was due to malevolent hacking. This part introduces the complicated dynamics between different stakeholders in cyberspace, such as police, telephone companies, and the hacker community, serving as a prelude to a deeper investigation into the events that shaped the digital environment of that era. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 62.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Computer crimes -- United States Telephone -- Corrupt practices -- United States Computer programming -- Corrupt practices -- United States HV Text Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: Law & Criminology 711725 2025-07-01T04:14:38.905133 text/html 685274 2024-12-06T22:54:26 text/html 362890 2025-07-01T04:14:48.707093 application/epub+zip 371104 2025-07-01T04:14:42.414122 application/epub+zip 344450 2025-07-01T04:14:41.157114 application/epub+zip 721551 2025-07-01T04:14:53.582039 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 699808 2025-07-01T04:14:47.897169 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 548688 2022-09-01T04:16:16.671998 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 676900 2025-07-01T04:14:37.786099 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 656544 2024-10-29T08:14:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16812 2025-07-01T04:14:53.701086 application/rdf+xml 24304 2025-07-01T04:14:41.667081 image/jpeg 4606 2025-07-01T04:14:41.408101 image/jpeg 358173 2025-07-01T04:14:38.957096 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia