Blog Post 2

In the "hacker ethic" identified by Steven Levy, the idea that all information should be free appears. At the same time, many beliefs by self-proclaimed hackers maintain that users deserve to have their privacy. Hacker organizations tend to be very secretive. Sure, they do it so they stay out of jail, but their actions potentially have an effect on the public. That's the exact reason they claim for why they publicize government secrets. Hacker organizations seem to be built on a contradiction. How do hackers reconcile the claim that all information should be free, yet make anonymity a priority for their own organizations. (I can understand personal privacy still being a priority - that same "hacker ethic" sets mistrust of authority as another top priority. But again, how can they excuse their own and other similar organizations of the same requirements?)