New Skill Forged: The Ethics of Hacking

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The Ethics of Hacking: An Ethical Framework for Political Hackers by Ross W. Bellaby. 160 pages.

Academic ethical framework for political hacking using just-war theory analogues. Argues hacking is justified when protecting vital interests (physical integrity, autonomy, liberty, privacy) and the state fails its protective duty. Six criteria: just cause, right intention, legitimate authority, last resort, proportionality, discrimination.

What this skill teaches Claude to do:

  • Apply the 6-criteria Bellaby framework to evaluate whether a political hack is ethically justified
  • Distinguish hacktivism (non-harmful activism) from political hacking (harmful force) from cyber-terrorism
  • Assess when state failure removes its legitimate authority and creates space for non-state protective action
  • …and 3 more

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