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Steal This Computer Book 2: What They Won't Tell You About the Internet
 
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Steal This Computer Book 2: What They Won't Tell You About the Internet (Paperback)

by Wallace Wang (Author)
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  • Paperback: 462 pages
  • Publisher: No Starch Press,US; 2 edition (1 Oct 2000)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1886411425
  • ISBN-13: 978-1886411425
  • Product Dimensions: 22.6 x 17.8 x 2.5 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 912,986 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Here's a capsule review of Steal This Computer Book 2: Don't bother. It's a directory of sites combined with some background information, mostly at USA Today depth, about Internet security and online privacy issues. Its practical advice reflects little more than common sense ("The best way to prevent and cure a computer virus is to buy an antivirus program") and its anecdotal material also tends toward the obvious ("...the better virus writers tend to be highly skilled programmers"). Even sections that sound promising ("Writing Your Own Online Harassment Program") contain very few details and prove to be pretty much useless. Plus, it's printed in an annoying typeface and several times quotes obscenity-riddled hacker graffiti (this is, you see, because the book is so radical and edgy and all).

The particularly shameful thing about Steal This Computer Book 2 is that its title rips off Abbie Hoffman's Steal This Book, a 1970 how-to guide for anarchists and happy freeloaders. Where Hoffman strives in his book to subvert a society he finds repellent, Wallace Wang merely describes some technologies and a few vaguely interesting stories about them. Some better choices: Read Hacking Exposed for its excellent coverage of hackers' techniques and software tools, and Network Intrusion Detection for its accounts of attacks on secured networks. For an account of government surveillance of Internet users--perhaps an indication that the system needs subversion now more than ever--read The Puzzle Palace. --David Wall

Topics covered: Naughty things to do with computers and on the Internet. The author explores research sites with which you can dig up information on people, and explains something about gaining access to private computing resources. Historical exploits of black-hat hackers get considerable attention, and viruses get lots of attention.

Product Description
Viruses, e-mail bombings, ANSI bombings, keystroke monitors, scams - just what are these phenomena? Steal This Computer Book answers this question and discusses the ethical issues surrounding hacking. This thoroughly updated new edition incorporates the latest on: Trojan Horse programs - how they work, where to find them, and what kind of damage they can cause; the illegal copying of MP3 music files and DVD-encrypted movie disks; computer forensics used for recovering deleted data; security issues accompanying broadband Internet technologies; and more. A gallery of hacker's tools and a CD-ROM with various anti-hacker and security tools are included.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Average and lacking depth., 26 Jan 2002
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Although some snippets of information prove tantalising you are always left wanting to know more. Some fairly useful appl's on the disk. Fairly interesting to note that the author performs on the comedy circuit in the USA. Perhaps the joke is on us in purchasing this book?
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3.0 out of 5 stars Average and lacking depth., 26 Jan 2002
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Although some snippets of information prove tantalising you are always left wanting to know more. Some fairly useful appl's on the disk. Fairly interesting to note that the author performs on the comedy circuit in the USA. Perhaps the joke is on us?
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