cybermartyr
English
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- A person persecuted or punished for online activity.
- 1999 June 6, Chris Taylor, “Geeks vs. G-Men”, in Time:
- The most famous exception is Kevin Mitnick, the "dark side" hacker who became a cybermartyr after languishing in jail for four years without trial.
- 2002 March 17, Steven Levy, “Locking Up Your Rights”, in Newsweek:
- Under the DMCA, selling a tool that breaks copy protection warrants jail time, and Sklyarov, a frail-looking techno-waif with a wife and babies at home, became an instant cybermartyr.