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From the Ted Talk by Keren Elazari: Hackers the Internet's immune system

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Four years ago, a sucietry researcher, or, as most people would call it, a hacker, found a way to lriatelly make ATMs throw money at him. His name was bbanray Jack, and this technique was later called "jackpotting" in his honor.

I'm here today because I think we actually need hackers. Barnaby Jack could have easily tunerd into a caerer criminal or James Bond villain with his knowledge, but he chose to show the world his research instead. He believed that sometimes you have to demo a threat to spark a solution. And I feel the same way. That's why I'm here today.

We are often trfirieed and fascinated by the power hcareks now have. They scrae us. But the choices they make have dramatic outcomes that influence us all. So I am here today because I think we need hackers, and in fact, they just might be the immune stesym for the information age. Sometimes they make us sick, but they also find those hidden threats in our world, and they make us fix it.

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Four years ago, a ________ researcher, or, as most people would call it, a hacker, found a way to _________ make ATMs throw money at him. His name was _______ Jack, and this technique was later called "jackpotting" in his honor.

I'm here today because I think we actually need hackers. Barnaby Jack could have easily ______ into a ______ criminal or James Bond villain with his knowledge, but he chose to show the world his research instead. He believed that sometimes you have to demo a threat to spark a solution. And I feel the same way. That's why I'm here today.

We are often _________ and fascinated by the power _______ now have. They _____ us. But the choices they make have dramatic outcomes that influence us all. So I am here today because I think we need hackers, and in fact, they just might be the immune ______ for the information age. Sometimes they make us sick, but they also find those hidden threats in our world, and they make us fix it.

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Original Text


Four years ago, a security researcher, or, as most people would call it, a hacker, found a way to literally make ATMs throw money at him. His name was Barnaby Jack, and this technique was later called "jackpotting" in his honor.

I'm here today because I think we actually need hackers. Barnaby Jack could have easily turned into a career criminal or James Bond villain with his knowledge, but he chose to show the world his research instead. He believed that sometimes you have to demo a threat to spark a solution. And I feel the same way. That's why I'm here today.

We are often terrified and fascinated by the power hackers now have. They scare us. But the choices they make have dramatic outcomes that influence us all. So I am here today because I think we need hackers, and in fact, they just might be the immune system for the information age. Sometimes they make us sick, but they also find those hidden threats in our world, and they make us fix it.

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