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The hacking community understands the definition of hacking to be 'modifying something to be used differently than it's intended purpose'. The idea of 'hacking
by ratg13 5y ago
The hacking community understands the definition of hacking to be 'modifying something to be used differently than it's intended purpose'.
The idea of 'hacking' you are referring to is a colloquialism that is shared by young teens and entertainment media. It is not a reflection of reality.
- hunter2_ 5y agoYou're certainly right about the original definition of hacking, and even with that in mind, YouTube is not being modified: it was designed to deliver the MP4 stream to any client that asks. And even the Sonos device is arguably doing a thing it was designed (albeit undocumented) to do: consume an ADTS stream (i.e., if a burglar stole the Sonos, they would not possess a hacked Sonos). The middleware is what's getting hacked here.