Previously, we read about problems that Google had with hackers that they thought originated in China. This week we look more closely at hackers in China and how they operate. Go to the link below and read the article. Write a reflective comment that shows you have read the article, expresses your views, and addresses my questions.
Is hacking ever justified? If so, under what conditions? What is your assessment of Majia? Is what he does justified in any way? Would you like to try hacking? What would you do? What would you do if you knew that a friend was hacking in a way that was obviously wrong in a serious way? What do you think the penalty should be for hacking on a level that does not cause major problems and does not involve stealing?
21 comments:
i would say that hacking is only justified in very desperate circumstances. Such circumstances would something along the lines of getting back very sensitive information regarding some sort of ultra-secret project by the government. As for whether I would like to try hacking I think that it would certainly be very helpful in deciding on a future career possibly working as a technological consultant for the United States government. As for what I think of Majia I think that he has certainly chosen a very unorthodox way of supporting himself. I think that if his financial situation is as desperate as his residence seems to indicate then he very well might be justified in way he does. There are several things that I would do if I went and out of the blue became a hacker by profession. One such thing would be to attempt to create a virus but not unleash it on anyone. A second such thing would be that I would create and personalize a firewall against any and every kind of outside influence. I’m not entirely sure as to the last question. However that being said I do know that such a penalty would depend on where the hacker was targeting and where the hacker was at the time.
I do not believe hacking is ever acceptable under any conditions or circumstance. I think Majia is in desperate need of a life. This is no way of supporting your life and yourself. People’s private information should only be accessible to them and not to a stranger they have never met or hear of. It’s a violation coming from Majia to hack people’s computers, take their information, and use it for a profit. This is a nasty behavior and should be prohibited. No, what Majia does cannot be justified in any way. I’m sure hacking is fun but no I would not try hacking. Personally I would hate to have my computer hacked as I have so many personal things on it and I don’t need a stranger to use it and put it out worldwide or for their own entertainment. If I had a friend hacking in a serious way I’d probably find a way to indirectly show them what they are doing is wrong since if I told them directly I’m sure they’d be too stubborn to agree and consider what I’m saying. I think a penalty for hacking on a level that does not cause major problems and does not involve stealing should have consequences. Things like these will start out small and not serious and work their way to stealing and serious. A suggestion for a consequence could be a money fee.
-Maya
Hacking is just never justified because why would you do something to someone that you don’t want to have happen to you? I think it is very stupid and immature. Majia is just lazy, just very lazy. Instead of getting a job he sits for countless hours hacking. IF it id so complicated why do it? He maybe very smart for being able to hack computers, but hacking computers makes him very stupid in a way because he’s blocking everyday life. I would never try hacking, it takes to much time and it is not worth getting caught for. If a friend of mine was hacking I would first not be that person’s friend because I don’t want to be influenced in a bad way and since it is done in a serious way, I will report because its just wrong and mean to that victim/s. I think a good penalty for hackers who are hacking on a level that does not cause major problem and does not involve stealing should be some sort of payment, like a fee for any damage done.
In some countries, hacking is illegal but again, some countries allow hackers. Being a hacker doesn’t always mean their always bad. Personally I love hackers because some of them always provide me with free program that makes my life easier.
If hackers were to freely hack legally under one condition and that condition would be to not harm others, such as stealing their info, or hacking into other’s properties.
From my point of view I think Majia doing is not justified. He is stealing people account for fun and writing codes for profit, but in a way from his family point of view it might be justified because he came from a poor family so he is desperate for money to support his parents.
If someone offer me a lesson to “how to hack” then I would defiantly take it. Like I said before, hacking doesn’t always mean it is bad, I can learn how to hack and then I can also learn how to defend my self from other hackers.
If I have a friend that was hacking in a way that was obviously wrong in a serious way, first I would warn them, but usually people who do the wrong thing wont stop if you tell them to, they have to learn it the hard way. I’ll just be a bad friend and wait till he get caught then I’ll support him after.
The worse penalty I could think of for hacking at a low level is probably a fee for hacking about $300 - $1000, but usually big things start out small so eventually if you don’t know when to stop it might turn into something worse.
In my opinion hacking is never justified because a person has no right to hack into another persons accounts and files. A person should not have someone get all of their private information taken with just a push of a button by a hacker. My assessment of Majia is that he is a terrible person, and he should be captured and put in jail for the actions that he has done for all of those people by hacking into their accounts. What he does is not justified in any way because it is in my opinion an act of crime. I would never like to try hacking, but I would want to know how they do it because I have always been so eager to find out about how they do it. What I would do is just to know how to do it. If I have a friend who was hacking hacking in a way that was obviously wrong in a serious way, I would convince him to stop doing it, and if he doesn’t stop, I would reconsider having him as a friend. I think that the penalty for hacking on a level that does not cause major problems and does not involve stealing should be to at least have him be disciplined and to be taken to a trial and if he is guilty, he should be punished in a way.
Aliyah!
No hacking is not justified because its not fair stealing information people, and there are no conditions. I think he is has nothing to with his life because he spends hours at the computer being a professional hacker. I know a little bit about hacking and I wouldn’t want to try because I have had my computer hacked before and it isn’t the best thing so why would I do that to other people knowing what it feels like when someone is hacking you. I would tell them they can easily be found and he should stop because if the police finds them then they would be doing a lot of years in jails because of thief over the internet. I think they should be left with a warning and should be watched because then he could start causing major problems and start stealing information from peoples computer.
I think that hacking can only be justified if a government is doing it to help someone or something, or if they are trying to get information from people that are using their computers illegally. And even under these circumstances it would only be justified if it does not harm anyone in any way. Majia, to me, is a person who has too much time on his hands, and discovered how to hack computers, and got hooked. Now he does it for money. What he does is not justified in any way because he is not doing it to help anyone, and he is stealing from other people, without even letting them know. I think it would be fun to take over someone’s computer, but I wouldn’t do it without them knowing about it, and I wouldn’t steal any money or take anything from them, only play around with their computer. If any of my friends were hacking somebody in a wrong and serious way, I would tell them to stop, and if they didn’t I would tell somebody about it. I think a fine would be a good punishment for someone who hacked a computer with no serious consequences.
I think hacking could be justified if it is not used for illegal activities such as stealing. It should be used only when it is to get information to catch criminals. However, what Majia does can not be justified because he steals and that causes major problems. Yes, I would like to try what hacking would be like. However, I would not want to engage in illegal activities. I would just learn how to make a hacking program. If I had a friend that hacks wrong in a seriously way I would advise him to be cautious of what he is doing because I can not tell him to not do it. If someone hacks on a level that does not create major problems, that person shouldn’t be punished. However, hacking is hacking, so we should chop off their fingers. No, just kidding, I think we should let the cyber police keep an eye on them.
Hacking should never be justified under any circumstances, unless it involves a government. It can be justified, however, if it does not harm the people or use some of their information to enter into their bank accounts, steal their money and use their credit card numbers. As for Majia, I think it is a very wrong way to live, which is by stealing people’s money, and spy on them for personal gain. I do not think what he does is justified in any way because instead of him sitting down, and hacking other people’s information, he might as well go to work and make himself useful instead of being harmful. I would not like to try hacking, but if I wanted to, I would make a “mega-type virus” that would fortify everyone’s computers from being hacked. If I knew that a friend is hacking my computer in a wrong serious way, I would tell them that I found out about their plan to do so, and talk to them about it. Also, I would inform an adult, and make sure my antivirus software is working well. The penalty for hacking on a level that does not cause major problems and does not involve stealing should be a payment of a large sum of money by the hacker to the person he hacked, or if he is incapable of paying the money, he should be imprisoned for a month or two.
I don't think hacking is ever justified. It may be used in legal emergencies but hacking to get bank accounts or things like that is definitely not justified!
I also don't think that the actions of Majia are justified. He explains himself that he hacks to get bank account data for his profit. Generally, hacking does interest me. I would really like to know how to hack and how hackers can find it so easy. But I would only like to know how to hack and not use it for any illegal purposes. I would not hack into any unfamiliar system to get any data eg. passwords. If I knew that a friend of mine would be hacking in a seriously wrong way I would either break up the friendship or make him stop. I don't think that hacking generally should have a penalty, as long as it doesn't involve ANY problems and stealing.
No, hacking is never justified, under any conditions. Majia is a criminal. I do not think that Majia’s ethics are in the right place, or even existent at all. Majia’s “profession” is not at all justified. I would not like to try hacking, so I would not do anything. I would try to talk my friend out of hacking if he was hacking in a wrong way. I think the penalty for small scale hacking should be a fine.
Yes hacking can be justified if it is a war situation hacking can be a very successful tool to got the edge. My easement of Majia is that he is a lazy jerk that takes others hard earned money by tricking them. His actions are not justified in any means necessary and the Chinese government should crack down on their hacking laws. I would not try hacking. If I find that my friend is a hacker I would tell him if you hack my computer I will beat you. I think hacking that is not major should be that the hacker has to pay back for any damage that he has caused considering that he was caught.
I would say that hacking is not justified but in desperate times it is. For example in Die Hard 4, the government needed a hacker to help them find the CyberTerrorist. I think Majia is very skilled, and he shouldn't be messed with. What he does is not justified because it is stealing and stealing is wrong. I would very so try hacking, if people like doing it I would try it. I mean I wouldn't go hacking into the government or steal bank accounts or anything like that but I would like to learn codes and how to hack but not for the bad but for the experience. If I knew someone was doing something wrong, I would talk to them to stop or else I would blackmail him/her by reporting to the government or something but if it is m friend I wouldn’t betray him and I want him to be caught by himself and be punished without being involved. They should have a degree of levels of how serious hacking damage does, if it just hacking an account from a stupid game, a fine maybe, hacking an email account, community service, and/or loss of internet service or veto the privileges of computer use.
Hacking is never justified; it’s none of the hacker's business. I don’t really like Majia, though i would understand why he hacks. He seems like a nice boy who just got hooked on something bad. No, I do not like hacking its non if my business. I would scream at them because it is not justified. I think the penalty should be for hacking on a level that does not cause major problems and does not involve stealing would be a would be like 24 hours of community service.
Hacking is never justified on any circumstances. I think Majia needs to stop worrying about other people's lives and start thinking about his own. What he does is just sad, and not justified in any way, thinking about other people's information and just using it for your own entertainment is a sad way to live your life. No, I would not like to try hacking, I think it’s a pointless form of recreation; I would not want my computer hacked, so I would not hack other's computers. If I knew that a friend was hacking in a way that was wrong then I would confront them and ask them how they would feel if their information was hacked, and indirectly show them how it would feel to be hacked, and find a way to make them stop. I think that a penalty for hacking that is on a level that does not cause major problems or stealing could be a fee with a warning, because small time hackers can eventually become big time hackers that steal through the internet. -Leen
For me I think hacking is won't be ever justified, or acceptable under any condition. I think Majia is immature, and have nothing else to do which is just so sad that his only job is ruin people's important stuff. So Majia doesn’t have any reason to do that. No I would not like to try hacking, because it's just a pathetic way to have fun and make others suffer with the consequences, and it's such a waste of time so no it's not worth anything. If I knew that a friend was hacking in a way that was obviously wrong in a serious way I would report him to the people responsible for hacking in the world so they can deal with him, because it’s a serious issue breaking down into other people's privacy. I think the penalty should be for hacking on a level that does not cause major problems and does not involve stealing is that the hacker should be imprisoned for 2 months at least and pay a huge amount of payment of money.
Ayaa
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Hacking is never justify in any way its illegal and shouldn't be done for a reason.i don't think that the action of majia are justified he shouldn't have done it. no i wouldn't want to try but would probably be interested im knowing how but wouldn't use it in any illegal way.i would try to get him to stop if he was my friend and really knew him and i would try to help him if he didn't want to be helped and wouldn't stop then i would just stop seeing him. i don't think any penalty for hacking if it doesn't any illegal or entering people's private lives.
I think that hacking is illegal and unjustified for anything, the only thing that I accept for internet addicts is P2P. That is, if they are sharing legitimate files, and not copyright music or media. Anyone who hacks the US of A and it's companies should be hung or killed for treason or for a terrorist attack on the US of A.
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I think that hacking is not acceptable under any condition even if it includes governmental issues. I think that Majia is criminal. I don't think that Maija's job is justified. I wouldn't try to hack people's accounts; instead I would spread the idea that it shouldn't be practiced between each others. I wouldn't tell him the right way to do that, but I would try to let him quiet this habit of checking others' personal information. I think that the punishment for hacking should be going to jail.
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