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It's quite interesting that the term "hackers" was often deemed negative. However, in this following article, the discussion of "White hat" hackers vs. "Black hat" introduces the idea that cyber security/cyber espionage in the online world can also be saved by the same breed that seek to do criminal activies. These white hat hackers were able to uncover a Chinese-based espionage ring that had been gleaning sensitive information: visa applications. People no longer simply hold posters chanting and marching against the "man," rather, they stick it to them, by strengthening the masses in the online world.

My third blog post regarding online safety of victims of black hat hackers.

Worth checking out - Villeneuve works for the University of Toronto's Citizen Lab (http://citizenlab.org/) as a 'white hat' hacker who focuses on government censorship and espionage. Thanks to Elizabeth Gan for posting the Toronto Star article (http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/article/791274--hackers-not-just-geeks-but-activists) where I found reference to this guy.