Is it OK to open blocked sites in college/office?

[The_Big_K]

Agreed. However, the white hat hackers are paid for the hacking. That means the bank appoints them to hack the site and the bank is aware of it.

[vik001ind]

Originally Posted by optimystix

well the term blue hat is not 'much' used but it does exists in some circles. essentially the white is one which is on the side of ethical hacking ie people working for organisations and governments. black are ofcourse the ones with criminal attitudes and blue is kinda neutral who do it for no particular reason, mostly just to learn stuffs from it and carry on. kinda timepass :P
though the term blue hat is not used in general but i have heard about them in some hacker circles

The hacker terminology for hackers which lies between black or white hackers are called grey hat hacker not blue hat hackers. They are sort of neutral & possess qualities of both type of hackers & can play from either side ethical or unethical.
Blue hat hackers are a type of white hat hackers that are used by microsoft for pentesting their product. The term is exclusively used by microsoft.
See this --- blue hat hacker - Computer Definition

[optimystix]

Originally Posted by vik001ind

The hacker terminology for hackers which lies between black or white hackers are called grey hat hacker not blue hat hackers. They are sort of neutral & possess qualities of both type of hackers & can play from either side ethical or unethical.
Blue hat hackers are a type of white hat hackers that are used by microsoft for pentesting their product. The term is exclusively used by microsoft.
See this --- blue hat hacker - Computer Definition

thanks for correcting me.. i bungled up in between them. sry, i originally meant grey when i was saying tat...my bad

[callyD]

The sites are blocked for a reason. If you have a legitimate reason for using the site – talk to someone in charge. I'm against hacking the network... play at home work at college/ office would be good.

[kidakaka]

vik, you are missing the point which is being discussed .

optimystix says,

tell me guys its way more immoral to kill people then why do we keep armies ??

I don't think it is immoral to kill people. If a person deserves to be killed because of his deeds, then so be it.

It is immoral to open NSFW sites at your workplace, and it is unethical to try and work around laws that enforce this. Understand the finer nuances of these terms.

[ash]

There are circumstances where you must be absolute. You can't really determine who wants to hack into the block sites for the sake of wasting time, or who wants to hack just for the sake of learning. Its a similar case with existing laws; you get caught stealing because you don't want to pay, or you get caught stealing because you have to support your family. You can't always have provisions for both instances, regardless of the intentions.

If you want to do something with good intentions, there are always ways and other channels of doing it.