Problems of Justness and Legitimacy in Hacktivism : Case of Wikileaks and Bitcoin

Abstract

In this paper, we consider the activities of hacker's social movement through the history of hacker culture and philosophy in modern times. Some social movements of contemporary hackers are called hactivism, but if hactivism aims for social reform, people’s support needs to be acquired it. Therefore, this paper considers the principle of winning the trust of citizens from the viewpoint of “justness and legitimacy” according to the theory of Giddens and Max Weber. Futhermore, through consideration of Wikileaks and bitcoin, we point out that there are many problems in hactivism.