On Wikipedia, a hacker is defined as such:
"Hacker, as it relates to computers, has several common meanings. Hacker is often used by the mass media to refer to a person who engages in computer cracking and is also often by those in computing fields to refer to a person who is a computer enthusiast. At least three major hacker subcultures, characterized by their largely distinct historical development, use the term in their jargon for self-identification. They are centered around different, but partially overlapping aspects of computers and have conflicting ideas about who may legitimately be called a hacker (see hacker definition controversy). In computer security, a hacker is someone who focuses on security mechanisms. In common use, which was popularized by the mass media, that refers to someone who illegally breaks into computer and network systems. That is, the media portrays the 'hacker' as a villain. Nevertheless, parts of the subculture see their aim in correcting security problems and use the word in a positive sense. They operate under a code of the Hacker Ethic, in which it's acknowledged that breaking into other people's computers is bad, but that discovering and exploiting security mechanisms and breaking into computers is nevertheless an interesting aspect that can be done in an ethical and legal way. This use is contrasted by the different understanding of the word as a person who follows a spirit of playful cleverness and loves programming. It is found in an originally academic movement unrelated to computer security and most visibly associated with free software and open source. It also has a hacker ethic, based on the idea that writing software and sharing the result is a good idea, but only on a voluntary basis, and that information should be free, but that it's not up to the hacker to make it free by breaking into private computer systems. Academic hackers disassociate from the mass media's pejorative use of the word 'hacker' referring to computer security, and usually prefer the term 'cracker' for that meaning. In a third meaning, the term refers to computer hobbyists who push the limits of their software or hardware."
So by this definition the bad side is essentially fear mongering and a few individuals giving the whole group a bad name. According to the various legitimate definitions, there is plenty of good that can and has come from hacking. Most of the wondrous technical achievements of the past fifty years can be attributed to hackers at play, from the advent of Video Games with Spacewar! on the PDP-1 to the Mars rovers, and SpaceShipOne.
Every community will have its bad eggs, but if one only focuses on the few, they miss the benefit of the many.
Pros:
There are some Software businesses that hire hackers to check for Flaws.
They can get things free, but most of the time, in an Illegal way.
Cons:
If the hacker is doing something for his own gain, and knows its illegal, usually they get jailed.
Hacking is a term that has gained a negative connotation. Hacking is simply the act of exploiting a program's features to accomplish a result. This can obviously be used for good or bad purposes. Hacking isn't inherently good or bad, it's simply a process.
The good side is you can find out business information and as well as some personal information and the bad side is its against the law. You will be lock up for the case of cyber crime.
what bad sides
no hacking because hacking is bad
Hacking is bad. Don't do it.
Almost as bad, but over the years in technology's history and human history, the humans get smarter at hacking as time passes by. The bad part of the problem is that tips on hacking are now being published into the internet for public users to see. The good part is that computer protection programs are now blocking these websites for safety.
on a horse yes haking into someones account on a site is bad and is bad for you reputation it is a cyber crime. it detructs many of lives
Yes it is
Hacking Howrse is a bad idea. You can go to jail for hacking.
He had his bad and good sides just as anyone else does.
hacking, stalking
Hacking is not just illegal, but cracking is. There is a general misconception that a hacker is a bad guy. A hacker is a computer guru, passionate, etc, that understand how system work. They do nothing illegal. However, a cracker is someone that uses computer skills to do illegal stuff. That is cracking, which is bad.