Device & Virtue

S7E3—Ukraine's Invisible Story: Is Digital War Real Violence?

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The war in Ukraine has tanks in the streets, but don’t miss the invisible weapons—hackers from both sides are launching online attacks. Chris & Adam ask a really subtly perplexing question: is digital war violence?

BIG TOPICS INCLUDE

This episode floats into all sorts of things:

  • The 31 year old digital marketer that has become the tech mastermind behind Ukraine’s digital offense and defense
  • Some of the history of the world being very slow to recognize online attacks as “real attacks”
  • What is hacking really anyway? Like, what do they actually DO?
  • What does scripture and church theology say about the rights and wrongs of war? Just war theory? Christian Pacifism?
  • How do we apply these Christian ethics from other eras to today’s digital warfare?
    • MYKHAILO FEDOROV (MEH KY LO FED-ER-OF)

    Did we pronounce his name right? Questionable. We tried hard.

    Letter to Apple's Tim Cook


    LINKS TO LEARN MORE

    Wired Magazine: Ukraine’s Volunteer ‘IT Army’ Is Hacking in Uncharted Territory

    Jacques Elull Violence: Reflections from a Christian Perspective (1969)

    Foreign Affairs: Digital Disorder issue


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