Just like myths and folk tales that have been passed down from generation to generation, a common and rather stereotypical view of hacking has been passed down through the years. In the 1960's, universities with mainframe computers like at MIT's artificial intelligence lab became platforms for hackers. These hackers had an immense love for their work and had the abilities to stretch computer technology to its fullest potentials, even beyond the limits that had been authorized. Anti-authoritarian views meant freedom to explore, and freedom meant power. As Lord Acton says, " Liberty is not a means to a higher political end. It itself is the political end." What they did with this power was entirely up to them. Some chose to go on a more noble cause of betterment of society through technological advancements and crime stopping such as bringing down pornography websites, whilst others chose to go on...