Jeremy Hammond on white hat
Posted: 26 Jul 2026, 15:18
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMyMjU8wNDo
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"There's a lot of different definitions of hacking depending on who you ask. U.S. criminal law defines computer hacking as unauthorized access to obtain information, transmitting destructive code, etc. I mean, they've basically expanded the definition in their ongoing efforts to criminalize everyday Internet activity. If you ask someone like Richard Stallman, he'll tell you that it is really just a creative solution to a problem. But hackers also do like to break into systems. There are all kinds of systems, and there's all kinds of access and all kinds of ways to gain access. Some hackers choose to fix and protect these systems. They work for the government, Microsoft, etc. They call themselves "white hats". They're not even really hackers. They're seen in the hacking scene as sellouts. They do it for the paycheck... or maybe because of the flag. But there are those, of course, who don't do it for employment. They don't do it for a paycheck. They do it for the love of solving complex puzzles, for the thrill of breaking into whatever artificial borders that these people decide to erect. Everything that's built can be broken."
—Jeremy Hammond
If you would like to write to Jeremy Hammond, the jailed anarchist hacker featured on this episode, send letters to the address below:
Jeremy Hammond, #18729-424
FCI Memphis
P.O. Box 34550
Memphis, TN 38184
you in danger world you in internet is broken all
"There's a lot of different definitions of hacking depending on who you ask. U.S. criminal law defines computer hacking as unauthorized access to obtain information, transmitting destructive code, etc. I mean, they've basically expanded the definition in their ongoing efforts to criminalize everyday Internet activity. If you ask someone like Richard Stallman, he'll tell you that it is really just a creative solution to a problem. But hackers also do like to break into systems. There are all kinds of systems, and there's all kinds of access and all kinds of ways to gain access. Some hackers choose to fix and protect these systems. They work for the government, Microsoft, etc. They call themselves "white hats". They're not even really hackers. They're seen in the hacking scene as sellouts. They do it for the paycheck... or maybe because of the flag. But there are those, of course, who don't do it for employment. They don't do it for a paycheck. They do it for the love of solving complex puzzles, for the thrill of breaking into whatever artificial borders that these people decide to erect. Everything that's built can be broken."
—Jeremy Hammond
If you would like to write to Jeremy Hammond, the jailed anarchist hacker featured on this episode, send letters to the address below:
Jeremy Hammond, #18729-424
FCI Memphis
P.O. Box 34550
Memphis, TN 38184