Urban hackers charged in high-tech crime

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An increasing number of computer hackers are engaging in illegal or destructive activities. Two of the largest and most famous hacker groups, the Legion of Doom and the Masters of Deception (MOD), have broken into private networks and stolen or altered records pertaining to credit histories, telephone bills and corporate data. Hackers in the early 1980s explored computer networks and endorsed the right to search anywhere they could as long as they did not alter or abuse the information they acquired. Some recent hackers have sold information they found and have engaged in competitive battles to see which hacker group could infiltrate the most complex system. The MOD and Legion of Doom have participated in duels in the past few years. The MOD is made up of a racial diversity that is very different from the hacker groups in the 1980s.

Computer industry, Cases, Law enforcement, Computer crimes, Computer hackers, Hacker, Legal Issues, Lawsuits, Computer Crime

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Using psychological pressure at IBM

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IBM's employee performance appraisal system provides psychological pressure as its driving force to control employees. Some workers have elected to take early retirement instead of trying to cope with the pressure. IBM often considers long-term, highly-paid employees unproductive and inflexible, as well as undesirable. IBM, rather than laying off employees, exerts psychological pressure on its employees in the guise of improvements that rates employees according to productivity, acumen and expendability. Underutilization and overwork encourage early retirement or job demotion. For IBM to change itself from the insensitive 'top down' organization it has become would require a comprehensive overhaul, including reestablishing employee morale.

Prepackaged software, Human resource management, International Business Machines Corp., IBM, Job security, Retirement, Industrial productivity, Morale, Productivity, Personnel Management, Performance Measurement, Attitude

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