Hacktivism and legal considerations: digital anarchists or freedom fighters?
Marcin Kowalczyk
Uniwersytet Warmińsko-Mazurski w OlsztynieAbstract
The aim of this article is to present the legal regulation of hacktivism - digital forms of civil disobedience. The article characterises the most important groups of hacktivists, indicating their methods of online activities. It also discusses European Community legislation relating to cybercrime and the possible criminalisation of hacktivist activities. The article concludes with a description of the activities of the Anonymous group, actively supporting cyber warfare against Russia during the war in Ukraine, and a discussion regarding the justification of these activities in light of current legal norms and the assumptions pertaining cyber warfare.
Keywords:
cybercrime law, hacktivism, online civil disobedience, Anonymous, cyberwar, cybercrime, war in UkraineReferences
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