As mentioned in the previously, making copies of information without a company’s knowledge is definitely theft, especially in this case where the information was private. Now, if he were to make copies of information already known to the public, then I could see where it could be perceived that he did not actually take anything. Unfortunately, that is not the case. Moreover, I believe that his motives for hacking were for intellectual challenges. I believe that he got a high off of successfully manipulating someone into leaking private information and from successfully coping said information without anyone’s knowledge. It was like he was proving to himself he was very intelligent and no one could compare, and nothing could stop him because he was unstoppable. Finally, I do believe that there is such a thing as ethical hacking. He received permission from these companies to hack into their system and show them where they need to be stronger, how to identify bad guys, and how to increase their security measures. He did help those companies in the end and as far as I can tell from the video, he did not make copies of information. They knew what they were signing up for. He did not go behind their backs, so he says. If someone goes behind someone’s back and hacks into their computer and takes private information, then that is illegal. If someone gives another person permission to do so, and that person does not take private information but merely hacks into it to show the need for them to increase security and change some things, then that is ethical as long as both parties are aware of everything taking
As mentioned in the previously, making copies of information without a company’s knowledge is definitely theft, especially in this case where the information was private. Now, if he were to make copies of information already known to the public, then I could see where it could be perceived that he did not actually take anything. Unfortunately, that is not the case. Moreover, I believe that his motives for hacking were for intellectual challenges. I believe that he got a high off of successfully manipulating someone into leaking private information and from successfully coping said information without anyone’s knowledge. It was like he was proving to himself he was very intelligent and no one could compare, and nothing could stop him because he was unstoppable. Finally, I do believe that there is such a thing as ethical hacking. He received permission from these companies to hack into their system and show them where they need to be stronger, how to identify bad guys, and how to increase their security measures. He did help those companies in the end and as far as I can tell from the video, he did not make copies of information. They knew what they were signing up for. He did not go behind their backs, so he says. If someone goes behind someone’s back and hacks into their computer and takes private information, then that is illegal. If someone gives another person permission to do so, and that person does not take private information but merely hacks into it to show the need for them to increase security and change some things, then that is ethical as long as both parties are aware of everything taking