Seven faces of a hacker

Today, the word “hacker” is used in all cases. It’s used to describe dangerous criminals, “technology artists,” agents and activists, as well as malicious thieves of online accounts. So who exactly is a hacker? Below is a brief systematization of the genre along with characteristic “ecological niches” and their representatives. Hackers of computer systems arouse great emotions not only in technology enthusiasts. Here are the different faces of this practice.

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