ABSTRACT
In an increasingly digital and connected world, technological groups like hackers play a significant role in the workings and governance of the information society. This book examines the relations and interactions between hacking and the law by focusing on two types of hackers: makers, who are interested in hacking all kinds of technologies and hang out at communal workshops called hackerspaces, and hacktivists, who engage in hacking activities for overtly socio-political purposes. This book aims to contribute to a better understanding of the legal and normative impact of hackers and to improve approaches to the regulation and governance of technology.
