This film explores the origin of true hackers vs. today’s computer criminals by following the adventures of Adrian Lamo and other well-intentioned hackers,who found security holes and pointed them out so they might be fixed, only to eventually be arrested. Commonly thought of as computer criminals and vandals,a true hacker is an innovative thinker able to "hack" himself out of a given problem or situation, whether it be computer related or not. Historically,hackers have accounted for mankind’s greatest inventions and discoveries and yet have repeatedly been persecuted for their new ideas by the powerful and fearful. Experts on cyber-terrorism also examine our societal view of the hacker and debate as to whether or not we should recruit and utilize the skills of the helpful hackers to fight future cyber-wars, instead of continuing to punish what we do not understand.
Originally named "Can You Hack It?" The film failed to get a conventional release because of alleged conflicts between its producer and others on the team. On May 20, 2010, a version of the film was leaked to BitTorrent. Lamo has stated that he had no involvement in the leak. “It’s ironic that a film about overcoming barriers, about new technologies, about thinking differently, had to come to the public eye by being hacked out of the hands of people who, after making a film about the free flow of information, tried to lock away that information forever. The truth tends to itself.” -Adrian Lamo
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