I’m infuriated by the idea that female visibility in tech can be fixed with some bandaid Hall of Fame.
-
It has led to an inefficient/unbalanced expectation of working hours. It has led job insecurity for older coders.
Maybe the weirdest effect has been the stereotype that echoes through the CFAA: hackers are young, mischievous men who need to be controlled
-
-
Isn’t that a weird one to think about? That we might have less stupid laws if we didn’t accept the male-dominated stereotype of hackers?
-
Would “anti-hacking statute” have the same connotation if “coding” was just as likely to conjure up a picture of a woman?
-
I know that seems like a weird contention. But I’m thinking abt a bunch of badly decided cybercrime cases w/ a male “perp” and a female vic.
-
What if cyber law was not just about protecting women and children from nasty male hackers?
-
(What if when we wrote laws, we took into account a coder's freedom to tinker, and when we thought “coder,” we thought about women and men?)
-
@sarahjeong Freedom? Gender parity? That's just crazy talk. -
@NSQE What can I say? I’m hella crazy.
Fin de la conversation
Nouvelle conversation -
-
-
@sarahjeong hacking is such a Grey area when does it become a crime Really hackers fundamentally are just interested in info and knowledgeMerci. Twitter en tiendra compte pour améliorer votre fil. SupprimerSupprimer
-
Le chargement semble prendre du temps.
Twitter est peut-être en surcapacité ou rencontre momentanément un incident. Réessayez ou rendez-vous sur la page Twitter Status pour plus d'informations.