Propelled by years of chats and encounters with a multitude of hackers, includin
g imprisoned activist Jeremy Hammond and the double agent who helped put him awa
y, Hector Monsegur, Hacker, Hoaxer, Whistleblower, Spy is filled with insights i
nto the meaning of digital activism and little understood facets of culture in t
he Internet age, including the history of "trolling," the ethics and metaphysics
of hacking, and the origins and manifold meanings of "the lulz.
