Ross W. Bellaby is Senior Lecturer in Security Studies in the Department of Politics and International Relations at the University of Sheffield. His main research examines the application of ethics to violence and security, with specific attention to developing new ethical frameworks for hacking, state intelligence and surveillance, and military use of artificial intelligence in warfare.
Illuminating and plausible ... rooted in impressive empirical research and drawing on a range of philosophical sources. A must-read. Cecile Fabre, University of Oxford This richly researched book offers a nuanced and insightful framework to shed light on political hacking and mounts a spirited defence of hackers' use of violence to defend people from unjustified harm. Candice Delmas, Northeastern University A highly informed and scholarly assessment of the ethics of hacking, offering a very useful framework for ethical hacktivism. I highly recommend it for students and researchers. James Pattison, University of Manchester