Aaron Swartz

Type: Person

Name: Aaron Swartz

First reported 23 hours ago - Updated 23 hours ago - 1 reports

Hacker?s Hell: Many want to narrow the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act

Angered that the Internet site PayPal had ceased allowing its users to donate to the controversial online publisher WikiLeaks, 14 computer users allegedly fought back. They sent PayPal multiple communication requests, a program that hackers use to saturate ... [Published ABA Journal - 23 hours ago]

Entities: Computer Fraud, Computer Hacker, Aaron Swartz, Abuse, PayPal

First reported May 24 2013 - Updated May 24 2013 - 1 reports

Is cyber war just a scare tactic?

Another focus of cyber security and cyber warfare policy has been making the laws governing computer crime, specifically the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, more stringent. The EFF has played an active role in cases like the one against Aaron Swartz, and ... [Published Trentonian.com - May 24 2013]

Entities: Cyber Warfare, Cyber Espionage, Cyber Security, Computer Fraud, Computer Crime

First reported May 24 2013 - Updated May 24 2013 - 1 reports

WikiLeaks

Is Strongbox the New Wikileaks?

The New Yorker's new Strongbox feature claims to be an online safebox for whistleblowers to submit documents safely and anonymously. The system, based on open source DeadDrop software developed by the late Aaron Swartz , has invited comparisons ... [Published Mashable! - May 24 2013]

Entities: WikiLeaks, Aaron Swartz, Computer Hacker, Jacob Appelbaum

First reported May 24 2013 - Updated May 24 2013 - 1 reports

Friday Crass Commercialism

Greetings. Dday here. (Trying to be Atrios-style brusque) So I contributed an essay to this book, Hacking Politics, about the fight against SOPA (the Internet censorship bill) last year. Features writing from Aaron Swartz, Cory Doctorow, Lawrence Lessig, ... [Published Eschaton - May 24 2013]

Entities: E-book, Lawrence Lessig, Cory Doctorow, Aaron Swartz

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 1 reports

Watch the Star-Studded Webby Awards

Kevin Spacey, Jerry Seinfeld and Fred Armisen were among the celebrities who graced the Webby Awards stage Tuesday night. The ceremony, which honored the best of the Internet (Grumpy Cat included), will be available to watch May 22 at 9 a.m. ET.Tune into ... [Published Mashable - May 22 2013]

Entities: Kevin Spacey, Arianna Huffington, Ben Wikler, Steve Wilhite

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

Anonymous threat shuts down internet in Guantanamo

Anonymous launched Operation Guantanamo last week to support prisoners who are on a hunger strike.The US military has blocked Internet service at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba following online hacking threats from the group, Anonymous.Anonymous ... [Published Computer Business Review - May 22 2013]

Entities: Anonymous group, Guantanamo (Cuba), OpGTMO, Threat

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

Eric Holder

5 Overlooked lessons from the AP subpoena controversy and other leak investigations

The following post by Cindy Cohn & Trevor Timm was originally published on Electronic Frontier Foundation’s blog Deeplinks , on May 20, 2013. The journalism world has been rightly outraged by the Justice Department dragging the Associated Press ... [Published People's Blog for the Constitution - May 22 2013]

Entities: Subpoena, Swartz (United States), Eric Holder

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

New Yorker unveils open source whistleblower system designed by activist Aaron Schwartz

The New Yorker magazine on Wednesday unveiled a new online system for anonymous whistleblower tips, based on technology developed by the late Internet activist Aaron Swartz and a former hacker. Article ... [Published Uncensored Magazine - May 21 2013]

Entities: Aaron Schwartz, Whistle-Blower, Open Source

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

Internet anonymity: Brought to you by open source systems

I'm not a big fan of anonymity on the Internet. At least, not in general.Being completely (or even simply “mostly”) anonymous online tends to bring out the worst in people. Online game voice chat. Message forums. Blog comments. We've all seen it. The ... [Published NetworkWorld - May 21 2013]

Entities: Open Source, Whistle-Blower, BitTorrent

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 3 reports

'Strongbox' for Leakers Offers Imperfect Anonymity

Anonymous sources face a huge challenge in leaking sensitive information to journalists without leaving a digital trail for government investigators to follow. The New Yorker aims to make anonymous leaks feel slightly more secure with its new "Strongbox" ... [Published Spectrum Online - May 20 2013]

Entities: Aaron Swartz, Kevin Poulsen, Security

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

News Briefs 20-05-2013

Can you smell a change in the wind?1000-year-old coins found in Northern Territory may rewrite Australian history. Uncovering the secrets of North America's Ice Age giants . When you compare dogs to wolves in several problem-solving tasks, dogs look downright ... [Published Daily Grail - May 20 2013]

Entities: War On Drugs, Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, Genetic Modification, David Guttenfelder, John Mack

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

Aaron Swartz legacy lives on with New Yorker's Strongbox: How it works

Strongbox was Aaron Swartz's final project. Michael P. Kassner explains why The New Yorker requested a way to keep sources and their information secret. ... [Published IT Security Blog | TechRepublic - May 20 2013]

Entities: Aaron Swartz

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Director Alex Gibney Talks WikiLeaks, Julian As... [Published Gothamist - 1 hour ago]
Hacker?s Hell: Many want to narrow the Computer... [Published ABA Journal - 23 hours ago]
Is cyber war just a scare tactic? [Published Trentonian.com - May 24 2013]
Is Strongbox the New Wikileaks? [Published Mashable - May 24 2013]
Is Strongbox the New Wikileaks? [Published Mashable! - May 24 2013]
Friday Crass Commercialism [Published Eschaton - May 24 2013]
Reporters Getting Sued For 'Hacking' With A Sim... [Published ITechPost - May 24 2013]
WATCH: 'We Steal Secrets' [Published Gay.com - May 23 2013]
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Press exposure of Federal data security hole le... [Published The Register - May 22 2013]
Watch Jerry Seinfeld and Ben Stiller Accept The... [Published Business Insider - May 22 2013]
Alex Gibney on His New Wikileaks Doc and Julian... [Published Motherboard Magazine - May 22 2013]
5 Overlooked lessons from the AP subpoena contr... [Published People's Blog for the Constitution - May 22 2013]
Watch the Star-Studded Webby Awards [Published Mashable - May 22 2013]
Anonymous threat shuts down internet in Guantanamo [Published Computer Business Review - May 22 2013]
Is 'cyber war' just a scare tactic? [Published GlobalPost - May 22 2013]
Aaron Swartz's Legacy: US media's new system to... [Published Russia Today - YouTube - May 22 2013]
The Internet Is Huge: 5-Word Speeches Highlight... [Published MediaMughals - May 22 2013]
Journalists Find Massive Data Security Lapse, G... [Published Slate Magazine - May 21 2013]
New Yorker unveils open source whistleblower sy... [Published Uncensored Magazine - May 21 2013]
Internet anonymity: Brought to you by open sour... [Published NetworkWorld - May 21 2013]
'Strongbox' for Leakers Offers Imperfect Anonymity [Published Spectrum Online - May 20 2013]
'Strongbox' for Leakers Offers Imperfect Anonymity [Published IEEE Spectrum - May 20 2013]
'Strongbox' for Leakers Vulnerable to Human Error [Published IEEE Spectrum - May 20 2013]
News Briefs 20-05-2013 [Published Daily Grail - May 20 2013]
Aaron Swartz legacy lives on with New Yorker's ... [Published IT Security Blog \| TechRepublic - May 20 2013]
New Yorker's Strongbox: Can it shield anonymous... [Published CBS News - May 18 2013]
Enron's Jeff Skilling doesn't deserve a break [Published Los Angeles Times - May 18 2013]
Strongbox: New Yorker's salvo in the 'war betwe... [Published Newsvine - May 18 2013]
Rumor Roundup: Betabeat Becomes a Bunch of Glas... [Published Beta Beat - May 17 2013]

Blogs

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Director Alex Gibney Talks WikiLeaks, Julian As... [Published Gothamist - 1 hour ago] Documentary film director Alex Gibney's no stranger to controversial figureheads—he's profiled everyone from Eliot Spitzer to the Enron crew. In his latest film, We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks, Gibney takes on Julian Assange, the embattled founder ...
Is Strongbox the New Wikileaks? [Published Mashable! - May 24 2013] The New Yorker's new Strongbox feature claims to be an online safebox for whistleblowers to submit documents safely and anonymously. The system, based on open source DeadDrop software developed by the late Aaron Swartz , has invited comparisons ...
Friday Crass Commercialism [Published Eschaton - May 24 2013] Greetings. Dday here. (Trying to be Atrios-style brusque) So I contributed an essay to this book, Hacking Politics, about the fight against SOPA (the Internet censorship bill) last year. Features writing from Aaron Swartz, Cory Doctorow, Lawrence Lessig, ...
5 Overlooked lessons from the AP subpoena contr... [Published People's Blog for the Constitution - May 22 2013] The following post by Cindy Cohn & Trevor Timm was originally published on Electronic Frontier Foundation’s blog Deeplinks , on May 20, 2013. The journalism world has been rightly outraged by the Justice Department dragging the Associated Press ...
'Strongbox' for Leakers Offers Imperfect Anonymity [Published IEEE Spectrum - May 20 2013] <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> Anonymous sources face a huge challenge in leaking sensitive information to journalists without leaving a digital trail for government investigators to follow. The New Yorker aims to make anonymous leaks ...

Audio/Video

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Aaron Swartz's Legacy: US media's new system to... [Published Russia Today - YouTube - May 22 2013]
Aaron Swartz Wired Exclusive [Published Wired Videos - Apr 23 2013]
Congressman Grayson Remembers Aaron Swartz (198... [Published Rep. Alan Grayson - YouTube Channel - Apr 16 2013]
Banks Too Big To Jail, Hacktivists & Citizens Not [Published The Young Turks - YouTube - Mar 08 2013]
Cornyn Questions Holder Over Death of Reddit Co... [Published Senator John Cornyn - YouTube Channel - Mar 06 2013]

Press Releases

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ThoughtWorks Mourns our Beloved Colleague Aaron... [Published EON Computers & Technology - Jan 14 2013]
ThoughtWorks Mourns our Beloved Colleague Aaron... [Published Business Wire Technology News - Jan 14 2013]
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