different between hacktivism vs jacking

English

Alternative forms

• hactivism

Etymology

Blend of hack +? activism, a portmanteau coined in 1994 by a member of the Cult of the Dead Cow hacker collective. (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

Noun

hacktivism (uncountable)

1. (Internet) The practice of promoting a political agenda by hacking, especially by defacing or disabling websites.
   • 2010, Pramod K. Nayar, An Introduction to New Media and Cybercultures, John Wiley & Sons (?ISBN), page 102:

     Hacktivism is a form of activism for social change that appropriates computers and electronic networks for this purpose. Also called electronic civil disobedience, hacktivism is geared to political ends.

   • 2018, Vasileios Karagiannopoulos, Living With Hacktivism, Springer (?ISBN), page viii:

     My aim will be to identify and highlight the potential problems of the existing approach that is followed when dealing with hacktivism and its impact on user rights, protesters, and overall cybersecurity.

Derived terms

• hacktivist
• hacktivistic

Coordinate terms

• artivism
• clicktivism
• cyberactivism

See also

• ecotage

Translations

Further reading

• hacktivism on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?d?æk??/

Verb

jacking

1. present participle of jack

Noun

jacking (plural jackings)

1. A street robbery.
   • 1994, William B. Sanders, Gangbangs and Drive-Bys

     The most common type of robberies by gang members is jackings, street robberies against persons. According to some gang members interviewed, jackings are not planned, but are rather crimes of opportunity.