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It'll always have two meanings to me, no matter what. Not the same, but the word pirate - has also two, or maybe three meanings - the really bad old pirate, the

by malkia 9y ago

It'll always have two meanings to me, no matter what. Not the same, but the word pirate - has also two, or maybe three meanings - the really bad old pirate, the mythical "good" pirate, and the modern day (most of them Somalian) pirates. A hacker is just someone who does not respect boundaries, be it what could be done, and what should not be done, and then more. Just a hacky definition I just came up with :)

LeifCarrotson 9y ago
Where does a modern digital or intellectual-property pirate fit into that spectrum?
- malkia 9y ago
  Ah, good catch!
- jordigh 9y ago
  In (Québec?) French, "pirate informatique" is the term used for malicious security breaker. I rather like that. I'm not sure what phrase is used for people who share copyrighted materials online, but probably informally "pirate" is also used.
taejo 9y ago
> modern day (most of them Somalian) pirates. I think your information is out of date. In 2015, 60% of piracy incidents were in South-East Asia. http://www.agcs.allianz.com/insights/white-papers-and-case-studies/safety-and-shipping-review-2016/ http://www.agcs.allianz.com/insights/white-papers-and-case-s...