[Vanhackspace] CBC - The Current - hackers at work

[Graham Mitchell]

Hi, folks,

I haven't participated a whole lot in VHS save for the first couple of 
meetings where things were being set up - mostly lack of time nowdays - 
but I've been lurking on the mailing list since then. Just thought I'd 
pass along a message from a neighbor of a friend who's with the CBC and 
is looking for stuff to add to an upcoming story on The Current (morning 
radio show on CBC Radio One) re: hackers at work (i.e., in the 
workplace). The examples given don't seem to demonstrate much in the way 
of technical knowhow but I imagine she'd be interested in more technical 
stuff (at least of the variety that can be reduced into layman's terms) 
as well. Anyway, here's her message:

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So The Current, a big time national show here at the CBC, is doing a 
story on cyber hackers or cyber gurus at work. People who have the best 
intentions and are really computer savvy and find ways to work around 
some impossible situations set up by the company.

They get through firewalls in the name of efficiency.

There's an example of a women who was frustrated with never being able 
to get her crew into courses. she found an online version and gave the 
course herself and certified them herself.

Another guy was frustrated with the performance management objectives 
set out for him, so he found another way to set goals by researching 
online and send those to management. after being scoffed they ended up 
adopting the alternative system.

Do you know anyone who's done stuff like this? Who work in an impossible 
machine but figure out ways to get stuff down outside the system of the 
machine?

Let me know either way.
Cheers
T

Theresa Lalonde
Online and Interactive Reporter
CBC Vancouver
604-662-6455 o
778-839-5520 c

facebook = Theresa LalondeWork
twitter = @lalondetcbc

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Cheers,

Graham