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24 alternatives to Hacker, Hoaxer, Whistleblower, Spy

The many faces of anonymous

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Hacker, Hoaxer, Whistleblower, Spy launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Hackers▲75

   Heroes of the computer revolution

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Future Crimes▲64

   Inside the Digital Underground

   2017 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Ghost In The Wires▲65

   Adventures as the world's most wanted hacker

   2015 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Obfuscation▲53

   A user's guide for privacy and protest

   2015 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Nonsense▲59

   The power of not knowing

   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   The Honest Truth About Dishonesty▲66

   How we lie to everyone, especially ourselves

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Social Engineering▲62

   The Art of Human Hacking

   2015 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Suspicious Minds▲68

   Why we believe conspiracy theories

   2016 · its alternatives →

9. 9TM
   The Most Talked about Books on Hacker News, Stack Overflow and Reddit▲13

   2017 · toptalkedbooks.com · its alternatives →

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    Hiding from the Internet▲72

    Eliminating personal online information

    2016 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Hackers and Painters▲15

    The computer world and motivations of those who occupy it

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12AL
    A list of books recommended by Indie Hackers▲27

    2018 · ihbooks.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Quiet▲93

    The Power of Introverts in a World that can't stop talking

    2015 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    So You've Been Publicly Shamed▲64

    Public shaming in digital age and what it can lead to

    2015 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Fooling Some of the People All of the Time▲56

    A revealing look at Wall Street

    2015 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    HACKING: Hacking for Beginners▲71

    Learn all the hacking basics

    2015 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Contagious▲74

    Why things catch on

    2015 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Blindspot▲86

    Hidden biases of good people

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    Ungifted▲63

    Intelligence redefined

    2016 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    The Dark Net▲62

    A revelatory examination of the internet

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    Secret History▲3

    The Story of Cryptology

    2017 · its alternatives →

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    Highlighting Efforts of Creation from Hacker News▲149

    2013 · medium.com · its alternatives →

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    Incognito▲70

    The secret lives of the brain

    2016 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Out of Character▲60

    Surprising truths about the liar, cheat, sinner

    2016 · its alternatives →

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