NYC: 5th Hope Hacker Conference Kicked It.
marco, 12.07.2004 15:17
I wasn't able to be at the HOPE fest but I really wished I
could go. Lee from Indy-tech was able to be there and gave
a talk which we'll try to get mp3 of ASAwc (as soon as we-can).
For now, here is a bit of NYC Indy's work about the event.
"Dial With Care," -- marco.
Early reporting by NYC IMC staff:
Hackers are usually painted as a menace to society, but they play a big role in publicizing the private world of technology. When a group of hackers downloaded Diebold’s election software and exposed security holes in the company’s electronic voting machines, they sparked a national controversy.
Hackers, says Emmanuel Goldstein, publisher of the hacker magazine 2600, have a positive and necessary role to play in society. They are simply “people who want to explore and ask questions with computers.” By pointing out security holes, he says, well- meaning hackers actually improve computer security.
Hundreds of hackers will come together at the Fifth HOPE (Hackers on Planet Earth) conference July 9-11 in New York. Held at the Hotel Pennsylvania, the conference will discuss topics ranging from firewalls to social engineering, all with a technology focus. Keynote speakers include Apple founder Steve Wozniak, former Dead Kennedys lead singer Jello Biafra, and formerly jailed hacker poster boy Kevin Mitnick.
The mix of technology pioneers and political punk rockers may seem odd, but there is an important overlap between hackers and activists. Many hackers are active in social and political issues, especially as they relate to technology, and groups like the Electronic Frontier Foundation combine technology and civil liberties advocacy.
With the PATRIOT Act making inroads into personal privacy and new electronic voting systems set to be widely used in the coming election, some hackers are working to develop and distribute encryption systems and educate the public on privacy concerns.
Says Goldstein, “Hackers are the ones who find the hole and show you it’s there so you can fix it.”
[ref]=[ http://nyc.indymedia.org/feature/display/96533/index.php]
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Similar story at infoshop with good dialogue in comment:
http://www.infoshop.org/inews/stories.php?story=04/07/07/6092170
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cDc report from the con:
http://cultdeadcow.blogspot.com
(trying to find a fixed link for when it scrolls off...)
http://cultdeadcow.blogspot.com/cultdeadcow_archive.html
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Cheshire Catalyst's "beyondhope" pages:
http://cheshirecatalyst.com/beyondhope
"Amazing 'Shoulder Surfers' Since 1975™"
http://cheshirecatalyst.com
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Kevin Mitnick on applefritter:
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/07/11/1345206&mode=thread&tid=126&tid=172
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WiredNews' Michelle Delio calls this year "darker" in tone.
http://www.wired.com/news/infostructure/0,1377,64172,00.html?tw=wn_tophead_5
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USA Today fixates on Jello Biafra as if he's the hackers-head-zapatista! Dorks.
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/computersecurity/2004-07-12-hope-three_x.htm
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The 5th hope wiki:
http://www.the-fifth-hope.org/5hwiki
5th hope homepage:
http://www.the-fifth-hope.org
Speakers Schedule from 2600.com:
http://www.2600.com/news/view/article/1966
Gonna be local next year? Get an early start on volunteering:
http://www.the-fifth-hope.org/hoop/5hope_volunteer.khtml
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