The tech world has produced some brilliant people capable of harnessing computer technology for all kinds of purposes.
They create interesting products, further political interests, or just get bored and cause trouble.
Much to the chagrin of many a music executive, Shawn Fanning created Napster and caused the music industry to drastically change how it operates.
Anonymous, a loosely-associated group of pseudonymous computer hackers, successfully hacked targets like the Church of Scientology, Sarah Palin, and the CIA.
Even Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak raised his share of hell as a younger man. The era of the technological troublemaker hasn't just now arrived – it's been here the whole time.
The Pirate Bay Founders: Gottfrid Svartholm and Fredrik Neij started the popular peer-to-peer sharing site back in 2001, which quickly grew into one of the world's largest torrenting sites, allowing users to download and share both legal and copyrighted content. In 2010, both men were found guilty of facilitating the distribution of copyrighted material by a Swedish court.
Julian Assange of WikiLeaks: The world's number one advocate for information equality, Assange has made a name for himself befriending whistleblowers and leakers. With the distribution platform of WikiLinks, Assange has published classified documents and government secrets, all while staying out of the hands of those after him.
Aaron Swartz of Reddit and numerous other projects: Before he passed away earlier this year, Swartz was arrested for breaking and entering on the MIT campus while downloading academic articles from JSTOR, a collection of academic articles.
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