The Definition of hacker has been debated for a long time, it's nothing new. It's common with today's perception, at instance when someone perceives hacking its immediately thought of breaking a into a system or account. Dogmatic people are, for we can validate it with by cnn's comments. Im not going to debate why theres two definitions, to keep it simple, one person ruins it for the rest. Then the media reports amplified contorted versions.
From my Websters New World 10th edition Computer dictionary
The untouched definition
"Traditionally, a computer enthusiast who enjoys learning everything about a computer system or network
and pushing the system to its highest possible level of performance through clever programming. Hackers do not necessarily engage in unauthorized computer access (Cracking) or other illegal activities. In the press and popular usage, hackers are often equated with computer criminals, to the consternation of hackers and those with some knowledge of the computers history " page 166
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