The document discusses different types of hackers and civic hacking. It defines hacking as enjoying the intellectual challenge of overcoming limitations creatively. Hackers may exploit weaknesses for various reasons. There are black hat, grey hat, and white hat hackers, distinguished by their intent and ethics. Civic hacking involves citizens developing applications to benefit their communities, using open data and technology to solve social problems. Civic hackers have always existed but now have more powerful tools. Hackathons bring programmers together intensively to collaborate on software projects, sometimes for education or social purposes but often to create usable software.

1. Hacking and Civic Hacking
Diego Donaggio Social Media Web E Smart Apps
Matricola: 853837 1° Appello - 31/05/2016

2. What is «Hacking» ?
Hacking is a subculture of individuals who enjoy the intellectual challenge of
creatively overcoming and circumventing limitations of systems to achieve novel
and clever outcomes.
(Wikipedia)

3. Who is a «Hacker» ?
Hacker is someone who seeks and exploits weaknesses in a computer system or
computer network. Hackers may be motivated by a multitude of reasons, such as
profit, protest, challenge, enjoyment, or to evaluate those weaknesses to assist in
removing them.
(Wikipedia)

4. Hacker … Good or Evil ?

5. Let’s make it clear !!!
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6. … there are difference
 Black hat in Internet slang refers to a computer hacker who "violates computer security for little reason
beyond maliciousness or for personal gain.
 Grey hat in Internet slang refers to a computer hacker or computer security expert who may sometimes
violate laws or typical ethical standards, but does not have the malicious intent typical of a black hat
hacker.
 White hat in Internet slang refers to an ethical computer hacker, or a computer security expert, who
specializes in penetration testing and in other testing methodologies to ensure the security of an
organization's information systems.
(Wikipedia)

7. When Hacking become «Civic Hacking» ?

8. Civic Hacking
Civic Hacking: “Citizen developing their own applications which give people simple,
tangible benefits in the civic and community aspects of their lives”
 Do it yourself
 Innovation without permission
 Community
 Knowledge

9. Another category of Hackers ?
Civic Hacker is who collaborates with others to create, build, and invent open
source solutions using publicly-released data, code and technology to solve social,
economic, and environmental challenges relevant to their neighborhood, city, state,
or country.
(Wikipedia)

10. But …
Civic Hackers have always existed. Now they have only a few powerful tool more …
We are all
Hackers

11. What is a «Hackathon» ?
A Hackathon (also known as a hack day) is an event in which computer
programmers and others involved in software development and hardware
development, including graphic designers, interface designers and project
managers, collaborate intensively on software projects. Hackathons typically last
between a day and a week. Some hackathons are intended simply for educational
or social purposes, although in many cases the goal is to create usable software.
(Wikipedia)

12. Hackathon … Civil Hack Day …

13. Together … Smart World ? … Smart City ?

14. Questions Time …

15. Thank you !
Diego Donaggio
Matricola: 853837
Social Media Web E Smart Apps
1° Appello - 31/05/2016