About Arab Spring, Wikileaks, and hacker culture explained (full documentary)
Until recently, many of us thought we were safe online and that the Internet provided a safe haven to share ideas, and democratise information with the security of privacy. But then headlines emerged with stories of Wikileaks, Snowden and the NSA. Guardians of the New World introduces us to the world of hacker culture. Emerging from the 70’s counterculture around conceptions of personal freedom, decentralisation of power and sharing, hacking really came to prominence with the emergence of the Internet as a ubiquitous public forum from the late 90’s onwards. Hackers have emerged as both a threat to government and civilian security, or its saviour, often depending on your point of view. ------- Chapters ▷ 00:00 – Intro ▷ 01:37 – Guardians of the New World ▷ 05:00 – Declaration of the Independence of Cyberspace ▷ 07:28 – What is a free software ▷ 15:49 – Arab Spring ▷ 28:32 – Censorship and monitoring in Syria ▷ 33:19 – Online hunting and torture in Lybia ▷ 38:06 – Rap News ▷ 39:38 – Whistle-blowers ▷ 45:22 – Data protection and
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- Arab Spring, Wikileaks, and hacker culture explained (full documentary)
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