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Ethical Lines of the Gray Hat

Facter writes "There is a great article on CNET about the ethical debate between white/gray/black-hat hackers - interesting to note is that it reports the "fading away" of the "gray" definition between white and black, due to the DMCA hindering anything in between.."

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  1. Re:Do we really need a hat? by JUSTONEMORELATTE · · Score: 5, Funny

    The question "Do we really need a hat?" from someone who's blog is at whitehatorganization.com
    Yes, apparently you really need a hat.

  2. Re:Do we really need a hat? by RevDobbs · · Score: 2, Funny

    I prefer my red hat... I don't have to shave, all the white hats respect and revere me, and I can get it on with Smurfette.

  3. Re:Cracker by red_dragon · · Score: 3, Funny

    Well, there's The Jargon File, a.k.a. The New Hacker's Dictionary, which the writers could presumably consult whenever they write anything with a geek factor greater than 0. However, even The File's contents can be tough to grok by non-geeks, so I've decided to condense it into a form more easily digested by non-geeks:

    Hacker good, cracker bad!

    Hopefully they'll get that one.

    (I make no warranty of accuracy of my statements.)

    --
    In Soviet Russia, Jesus asks: "What Would You Do?"