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'Anonymous' Hackers Plead Guilty to Minor Charge in US for Cyber-Attacks
The four hackers each pleaded guilty via telephone to one misdemeanour charge of conspiring to intentionally cause damage to a protected computer.
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MIT review says school didn't target Aaron Swartz
After Swartz's death, friends and supporters suggested MIT wrongly assisted federal prosecutors.
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Documents in Aaron Swartz case to be released
Swartz's estate asked for the documents to be released to shed light on what they have termed an overzealous prosecution of the 26-year-old.
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Documents in case against Internet activist Aaron Swartz to be released
A US judge on Monday ordered the release of previously sealed documents in the criminal hacking case against deceased Internet activist Aaron Swartz.
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MIT to release documents related to the prosecution of Aaron Swartz
The documents will be released at the same time as an internal analysis of MIT's role in the Swartz case is made public.
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Hackers claim attack on US Justice Department website
Hackers sympathetic to the late computer prodigy Aaron Swartz claimed to have infiltrated the website of the US Justice Department's Sentencing Commission.
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Hundreds honor information activist Aaron Swartz in New York City
Swartz was found dead in his Brooklyn apartment on Jan. 11 as a trial in Boston loomed in his future.
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US prosecutor defends actions after Aaron Swartz suicide
Ortiz said Aaron Swartz's family has suffered a "horrible tragedy" and that she is personally "terribly upset about what happened."
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US prosecutor defends actions after Internet activist suicide
The prosecutor who pursued criminal charges against Aaron Swartz, the 26-year-old Internet activist and computer prodigy who killed himself last week, has defended her actions after facing several days of harsh criticism.
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To supporters, Swartz was protagonist for a cause
Since his suicide, friends and admirers have cast Aaron Swartz as a martyred hero hounded to his death by the government he antagonized.
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Anti-hacking law questioned after death of Internet activist
Lie about your identity on Facebook or delete files from your work laptop before you quit and you could run afoul of a 29-year-old U.S. computer security law that some experts say has been changed so often it no longer makes sense.
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After suicide, Feds dismiss charges against Aaron Swartz
Federal prosecutors in Boston have dismissed charges against Internet freedom activist Aaron Swartz, who was found dead in his New York apartment last week.
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Anger at suicide of US Internet activist
Angry activists poured scorn on prosecutors on Sunday for leading an overzealous campaign against Internet freedom fighter Aaron Swartz, with his family suggesting it contributed to his suicide.
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Aaron Swartz, a data crusader, a defendant and now, a cause
Aaron Swartz faced the possibility of millions of dollars in fines and up to 35 years in prison, punishments that friends and family say haunted him.
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Internet activist Aaron Swartz, 26, found dead
A co-founder of Reddit and activist who fought to make online content free to the public has been found dead, authorities confirmed Saturday, prompting an outpouring of grief from prominent voices on the intersection of free speech and the Web.
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'Anonymous' Hackers Plead Guilty to Minor Charge in US for Cyber-Attacks
The four hackers each pleaded guilty via telephone to one misdemeanour charge of conspiring to intentionally cause damage to a protected computer.
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MIT review says school didn't target Aaron Swartz
After Swartz's death, friends and supporters suggested MIT wrongly assisted federal prosecutors.
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Documents in Aaron Swartz case to be released
Swartz's estate asked for the documents to be released to shed light on what they have termed an overzealous prosecution of the 26-year-old.
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Documents in case against Internet activist Aaron Swartz to be released
A US judge on Monday ordered the release of previously sealed documents in the criminal hacking case against deceased Internet activist Aaron Swartz.
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MIT to release documents related to the prosecution of Aaron Swartz
The documents will be released at the same time as an internal analysis of MIT's role in the Swartz case is made public.
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Hackers claim attack on US Justice Department website
Hackers sympathetic to the late computer prodigy Aaron Swartz claimed to have infiltrated the website of the US Justice Department's Sentencing Commission.
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Hundreds honor information activist Aaron Swartz in New York City
Swartz was found dead in his Brooklyn apartment on Jan. 11 as a trial in Boston loomed in his future.
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US prosecutor defends actions after Aaron Swartz suicide
Ortiz said Aaron Swartz's family has suffered a "horrible tragedy" and that she is personally "terribly upset about what happened."
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US prosecutor defends actions after Internet activist suicide
The prosecutor who pursued criminal charges against Aaron Swartz, the 26-year-old Internet activist and computer prodigy who killed himself last week, has defended her actions after facing several days of harsh criticism.
-
To supporters, Swartz was protagonist for a cause
Since his suicide, friends and admirers have cast Aaron Swartz as a martyred hero hounded to his death by the government he antagonized.
-
Anti-hacking law questioned after death of Internet activist
Lie about your identity on Facebook or delete files from your work laptop before you quit and you could run afoul of a 29-year-old U.S. computer security law that some experts say has been changed so often it no longer makes sense.
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After suicide, Feds dismiss charges against Aaron Swartz
Federal prosecutors in Boston have dismissed charges against Internet freedom activist Aaron Swartz, who was found dead in his New York apartment last week.
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Anger at suicide of US Internet activist
Angry activists poured scorn on prosecutors on Sunday for leading an overzealous campaign against Internet freedom fighter Aaron Swartz, with his family suggesting it contributed to his suicide.
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Aaron Swartz, a data crusader, a defendant and now, a cause
Aaron Swartz faced the possibility of millions of dollars in fines and up to 35 years in prison, punishments that friends and family say haunted him.
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Internet activist Aaron Swartz, 26, found dead
A co-founder of Reddit and activist who fought to make online content free to the public has been found dead, authorities confirmed Saturday, prompting an outpouring of grief from prominent voices on the intersection of free speech and the Web.
