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There are two different worlds of computer enthusiasts, that of hacking and of cracking. Hacking is the pursuit to further one’s knowledge of a system, usually a computer. Hackers (see appendix) are generally much smarter then your average person and try to further the limits of a system through their understanding. Masters of Deception represents the world of hacking, depicting a group of teenage hackers during the 1980s. The other side of this is …

…on their own systems finding its weaknesses and then report that to the public, so that people can be aware of vulnerabilities. Overall, it seems very obvious that “Hackers” was a blatant misrepresentation of the real hackers in the world. Masters of Deception shows very accurately what hackers are really like, and that they don’t want to harm anything. “Hackers” is a perfect example of the confusion caused by the media and entertainment industry.