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No link because people who like to read about hackers might be offended? Ok
by tehchromic 5y ago
No link because people who like to read about hackers might be offended? Ok
- Maursault 5y agoHere you go, generally regarded as the first hacker ever arrested[1], though the preferred term is phreak, I think phreaks are technically a subset of hackers. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Draper https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Draper
- plapsley 5y agoDraper was definitely not first hacker ever arrested, but perhaps "first hacker sentenced to prison." (Ralph Barclay, inventor of the blue box used for phone phreaking, was arrested in 1961 or so, almost a decade before Draper came on scene. When I interviewed him I said, "You were the first!" He laughed and responded, "Well, first to get caught, maybe.") http://explodingthephone.com/docs/dbx0575.pdf http://explodingthephone.com/docs/dbx0575.pdf or more generally http://explodingthephone.com/search.php?q=barclay&sort=relevance http://explodingthephone.com/search.php?q=barclay&sort=relev...
- raldi 5y agoWhat do you mean by “no link”?