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        Hacktivitsts is an activity practiced by the hacker. People who, with their technical knowledge, break into computer systems. There are two types of hackers : black Hats, and White hats. Black Hats are malicious hackers with intentions to steal, exploit and sell computer vulnerabilities and data. The white hats are the good guys, who work for the government. The hacktivitsts are people who use their skills to promote a social or political goal. There is a lot of famous hacktivitsts in the world. Like Anonymous, Aaron SWART, Lauri LOVE etc. Anonymous is a hacktivist movement, particularly manifested on the internet. Since 2003, this movement do computer attack, in the all world. The members are everywhere, all one can take part of this movement. They wear a mask, but that an illegal movement. So this is why, when a member is discovered, he is arrested and tried. Aaron SWARTZ was a hacktivitst who made history in the internet. He was fighting freedom of information and knowledge. He download 4,8 millions of scientific article. That’s why he was hunt down by the FBI and that why he committed suicide at the age of 26. Lauri Love, both British and Finnish, is accused of hacking into the systems of several US federal organizations between 2012 and 2013. He is accused of having infiltrated the servers of the Federal Reserve to steal confidential information there and of having disseminated them on the Internet. Iam quite divided regarding hacktivitsts, I would say that I am in favor of hackers who have good attention, they are called white hats. I find it important to fight  for our ideos, and that what these three hacktivists have done. On the other hand I am against of ,black hats because they are hackers badly attentive.

        A whistleblower is a person or group of people who discloses hidden information (which may take the form of fraud or corruption) to the general public. This information generally represents a danger or a risk for man, the environment, society or freedoms. Doing this activity is legal, it's called whistleblowing. The people who practice it are essential to the survival of our society. Without them, wars would break out. Many people are known in the world today, having practiced this activity, like Mark FELT, Chelsea MANNING and Edward SNOWDEN. Mark FELT is an American journalist who studied the Waterget affair in the 1970s and succeeded in dismantling it through the practice of this activity. Today, he is considered a national hero in the United States. Chelsea MANNING, is a soldier, who discovered documents containing important information about war crimes, in the United States. She was imprisoned because she was considered a "traitor", then released because the government admitted that through her actions, she was able to discover important things. It is true that reporting a scandal is not a crime. Edward SNOWDEN, he denounced the government. In fact, he must reveal that he spied on us and that he violated the fourth amendment. I am in favour of this activity, I think it humble cause, to dismantle illegals activities. Indeed, without these heroes, illegals activities would invade all the world. Thanks to these heroes, justice can be done,

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