"Citing the legendary Hacker Manifesto and tragic suicide of digital activist Aaron Swartz, Jennifer Granick, Director of Civil Liberties at the Stanford Center for Internet and Society, pointed out that just studying computers, network security, and programming flaws, simply in the name of curiosity and exploration, can be a crime or civil offense — values counter to the hacking community."
The Center for Internet and Society at Stanford Law School is a leader in the study of the law and policy around the Internet and other emerging technologies.