My brief exposure to hacking communities left a permanent impression. You learn that no system is absolute. Nothing is impenetrable, and barriers are a dare. The hacker philosophy taught me that if you shift your perspective on any system—a computer, a network, even society—you may discover flaws and vulnerabilities. As a gay kid in a wheelchair, I came to understand systems of power early on in life. But as a hacker, I learned that every system has weaknesses waiting to be exploited. — SHORTLY AFTER I STARTED my job at the Canadian Parliament, the Liberal Party took an interest in what was
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