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From: scratch@unix.cis.pitt.edu (Steven J Owens)
Newsgroups: alt.security,alt.folklore.computers,comp.society.futures
Subject: Feedback on Computer Crime
Summary: Wanted:  opinions, feedback, anecdotes, ideas, and more!
Message-ID: <26581@unix.cis.pitt.edu>
Date: 5 Aug 90 04:11:28 GMT
Reply-To: scratch@unix.cis.pitt.edu (Steven J Owens)
Organization: Univ. of Pittsburgh, Comp & Info Services
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I'd like to ask everybody here for some feedback on the ethical & social
implications of computer crime - on both sides of the coin, the hackers,
crackers and phreakers as well as the law enforcement people, the media, and
the general public who have no idea what it's about.

A few months back there was some discussion of the Secret Service Operation
Sundevil and computer crime in general.  At the time I was interested enough
in finding what was going on, but some posts that discussed computer crime in
general I skipped.  Now, I'm doing a sociology paper about computer crime and
general implications in our society, and I'm hoping that somebody here can
help me out.

Facts and stories and anecdotes would be helpful, but what I'm really looking
for here is OPINIONS, personal reactions and ideas about the general subject.
If you don't mind adding a line about why you're interested in computers and
what kind of experience you have, that would help as well.  Anybody out there
with degrees in Computer Science and Sociology? :-)

Reply directly or post, I'll be watching the newsgroups as well as reading my
mailbox faithfully.  If anybody expresses an interest, the finished paper
will be quite available.  Hope to hear from you soon!


Steven J. Owens    |   Scratch@Pittvms    |   Scratch@unix.cis.pitt.edu

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