Who is a hacker? 1

Author: Smith

In the most general sense, a "hacker" is someone who enjoys modifying and subverting systems, whether technological, bureaucratic or sociological.

Most often the term is used to describe someone who has learned about technology by picking apart systems.

In the past decade, however, "hacker" has come to describe those people with a hands-on interest in computer security and circumventing such security.