Was Sony hack job a form of cyber bullying?
The topic certainly was one of the more popular ones of the various holiday gatherings that I attended. ‘Are you going to see The Interview?’ I heard that question numerous times. Everyone had thoughts and opinions on the hack job that is being called one of the greatest in history. The ideas and opinions expressed ranged from entertainment topics to political views to technology.
The one thing never mentioned was the idea of cyber bullying and how the hacking of Sony’s systems represents cyber bullying in one of its greatest forms. This editorial article says the following:
Let’s call this hacking what it was: an example of cyber bullying. Just as some children use computers and the Internet to deliberately harm others, the Guardians of Peace have used computers and the Internet to harm a corporation that did something they didn’t like.