"This paper examines the concept of cyberterrorism. Fringe activity on the Internet ranges from non-violent 'Use' at one end to 'Cyberterrorism' at the other. Rejecting the idea that cyberterrorism is widespread, the focus here is on terrorist groups' 'use' of the Internet, in particular the content of their Web sites, and their 'misuse' of the medium, as in hacking wars, for example. Terrorist groups' use of the Internet for the purpose of inter-group communication is also surveyed, partly because of its importance for the inter-networked forms of organisation apparently being adopted by these groups, but also due to the part played by the Internet in the events of September 11 and their aftermath."
This paper scrutinizes the language of government reports and news media sources to shed light on their role in forming a negative image of politically motivated hacking in general, and online political activism, in particular. It is argued that the mass media's portrayal of hacking conveniently fits the elite's strategy to form a popular consensus in a way that supports the elite's crusade under different pretexts to eradicate hacking, an activity that may potentially threaten the dominant order.
The author argues that the internet can help bring about a more environmentally sustainable world by improving our capability to understand the science of environmental degradation and communicate that knowledge to public and private decision makers, enhancing environmental policy through increased international equity and participation in the policy development processes, and by decreasing resource waste and associated pollution by improving the efficiency economic activity.
David Ronfeldt and John Arquilla explain their theory of "Netwar" -- the idea that future combatants will use use network forms of organization, doctrine, strategy, and technology attuned to the information age. They close with an examination of how Netwar theory can help policymakers in responding to the al Qaeda terrorist network.
The authors propose an electronic market system for private data that "guarantees levels of privacy, anonymity and control to individuals while maintaining the ability of other entities to mine their information and automatically pay individuals for their data."