Soft Criminals
Soft Criminals A computer cannot recognize crimes, only zeros and ones. People cannot be classified into good and bad. They change colours to good upon necessity and to bad upon opportunity. A crime will happen only when the opportunity avails itself. Networking computers opens up a plethora of opportunities for people. Information in computers like water flows, but unlike it, in both directions as naturally. Restricting this flow makes productive use of it. People act with tools available to them. The sharper the knife, the deeper the wound. Technologies are morally neutral, until people apply them. “Intent” of a person is the factor to decide the act committed. Below are presented the viewpoints of different simulated characters to justify the actions they do and a brief analysis of their actions. Hacker’s Perspective As I await my turn, to list hobbies, a hundreds of thoughts are running in my mind. Should I tell Madame about it? What will she think? Can she comprehend? And if so,