Hacking and Ethics

Hacking should not be considered a crime, but rather, a pursuit of knowledge. Computers and microprocessors have given rise to new types of crime. Computer hacking is, seemingly, one of these crimes. People hack for various reasons, but to say they all intend to steal or purposefully cause disruption would be unjust.
A hacker is an individual who enjoys the intellectual challenge of creatively overcoming limitations, namely in the fields of programming and/or electrical engineering. A common misconception is that anyone considered a hacker is undertaking in an illegal practice. It is a dis…