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*+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++*
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| {+ Epiphany +} |
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*++++++++++++++++++_________________________________________++++++++++++++++++*
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| { We Must Regain Our Freedom } |
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In today's society the term hacker is nothing but a meaningless word.
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I have read that the word once had a definite meaning. It meant either a
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person who was totally engrossed in computer programming and technology or
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someone who liked to take apart operating systems and programs to see what
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made them tick. But today a "hacker" is someone who writes programs that
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destroy computer data, vandalizes websites, and steals personal data such as
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a Social Security or Credit Card number. A "hacker" is considered all of
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this. The sudden change of definition seemed strange to me. I researched it
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and discovered that the U.S. government wants people to view "hackers" as a
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threat so they can impose more laws and regulations which take away our
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privacy and our freedom.
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According to the site http://zippy.sonoma.edu/Projectcensored, the
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government is starting to allow private companies to control the Internet.
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This means that all information on the net that isn't deemed suitable by
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the companies will be removed. This is a violation of our freedom of speech
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right, but since the government is telling the public how evil "hackers"
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are, people will accept the change and lose their freedom unknowingly.
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The system will become more powerful and we will become less free
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because of the lies they spread about hackers. While there are many
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people intent on commiting crime and destroying computers, these people
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make up less than one percent of all crime in the U.S. And when something
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does happen it is always blown out of proportion. An example of this is the
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"I Love You Virus." This so-called "virus" was really a mere worm that made
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about fifty copies of itself and overwrited one or two .wav and .mp3 files.
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But the U.S. officials said it was the most malicious virus ever created.
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These are the kinds of lies the government tells us.
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True hackers are seekers of knowledge. Hackers want the truth. They
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want to know what their government knows. If this country is a democracy,
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which is supposed to be "For The People and By The People", then why do
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they keep secrets from us, why do they lie to us. Why, because the system
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has been corrupted. It only stands today to rob it's citizens of their
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freedom. Freedom the reason the United States was founded. Today I tell you,
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open your eyes, see the world in a new perspective, have an epiphany. We must
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regain our freedom!
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Written By
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Epiphany
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Of Port7alliance.com
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2-10-01
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