Brooklyn Law hosts `Legal Hackers’; latest discussion eyes online privacy
In the Wild West days of the Internet, circa 1990, the term “hacker” carried a sinister connotation.
It was used to describe rogue computer programmers who prowled the net, using their powers to infiltrate mainframe security systems and cause general chaos on the World Wide Web.
For reference, see the 1995 film Hackers staring a young Angelina Jolie, a fine motion picture.