Haktywizm w świetle regulacji prawnych – cyfrowi anarchiści czy bojownicy o wolność?
Hacktivism from a legal perspective – digital anarchists or freedom fighters?
Author(s): Marcin KowalczykSubject(s): Criminal Law, Security and defense, ICT Information and Communications Technologies, Peace and Conflict Studies, Russian Aggression against Ukraine
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Warmińsko-Mazurskiego w Olsztynie
Keywords: cybercrime law; hacktivism; online civil disobedience; Anonymous; cyberwar; cyber- crime; war in Ukraine;
Summary/Abstract: The aim of this article is to present the legal regulation of hacktivism – digital forms of civil disobedience. The article characterises the most import-ant groups of hacktivists, indicating their methods of online activities. It also discusses European Community legislation relating to cybercrime and the possible criminalisation of hacktivist activities. The article concludes with a description of the activities of the Anonymous group, actively supporting cyber warfare against Russia during the war in Ukraine, and a discussion regarding the justification of these activities in light of current legal norms and the assumptions pertaining to cyberwarfare.
Journal: Studia Prawnoustrojowe
- Issue Year: 2023
- Issue No: 59
- Page Range: 205-219
- Page Count: 16
- Language: Polish