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17 Nov 2022, 1:04 pm
In addition to our partnership with UNR, we've also led research sessions with students and volunteers across the country, including the University of Washington, Harvard College, Arizona State University, and Kennesaw State University, as well as with audiences at events like Wikiconference North America and the Aaron Swartz Day International Hackathon. [read post]
11 Nov 2022, 10:35 am
This weekend, EFF is celebrating the life and work of programmer, activist, and entrepreneur Aaron Swartz by participating in the 2022 Aaron Swartz Day and Hackathon. [read post]
5 Sep 2022, 12:45 pm
He also documented violations of net neutrality, advocated for keeping modern computer platforms open, and was a driving force behind the campaign against SOPA/PIPA internet blacklist legislation, after a call from his friend Aaron Swartz. [read post]
4 Aug 2022, 11:43 am
The conviction was eventually vacated, but the prosecution itself was seen as a low point (along with the infamous Aaron Swartz prosecution) for overzealous prosecutors pursuing scraping claims under the CFAA. [read post]
19 Jul 2022, 2:10 pm
Honorees included visionary activist Aaron Swartz, human rights and security researchers The Citizen Lab, media activist Malkia Devich-Cyril, cyberpunk author William Gibson, and whistle-blower Chelsea Manning. [read post]
3 May 2022, 7:39 am
Among the topics we discuss: how his 1993 publication of the SEC’s EDGAR database on the Internet became a turning point for government information online; how his work with Aaron Swartz – the younger computer programmer who later killed himself after being indicted by the U.S. attorney – and other to open access to PACER documents led to creation of the RECAP database of free PACER filings; how his publication of Georgia’s official legislative code led to a… [read post]
2 May 2022, 7:22 pm
Among the topics they discuss: how his 1993 publication of the SEC’s EDGAR database on the Internet became a turning point for government information online; how his work with Aaron Swartz – the younger computer programmer who later killed himself after being indicted by the U.S. attorney – and other to open access to PACER documents led to creation of the RECAP database of free PACER filings; how his publication of Georgia’s official legislative code led to… [read post]
22 Mar 2022, 2:00 am
Like many young people, Zach Latta went to a school that didn't teach any computer classes. [read post]
12 Nov 2021, 9:50 am
EFF invites everyone to participate this Saturday, Nov. 13, in this year's (virtual) Aaron Swartz Day and International Hackathon—an annual event celebrating the life and continuing legacy of activist, programmer, and entrepreneur Aaron Swartz.
Aaron Swartz was a digital rights champion who believed deeply in keeping the internet open. [read post]
23 Aug 2021, 11:16 am
Previous honorees have included Malkia Cyril, William Gibson, danah boyd, Aaron Swartz, and Chelsea Manning.For past Pioneer Award Winners: https://www.eff.org/pioneer/past-winnersTo register for this event: https://supporters.eff.org/civicrm/event/register? [read post]
1 Jul 2021, 12:00 am
This year’s winners will join an esteemed group of past award winners that includes the visionary activist Aaron Swartz, global human rights and security researchers The Citizen Lab, open-source pioneer Limor "Ladyada" Fried, and whistle-blower Chelsea Manning, among many remarkable journalists, entrepreneurs, public interest attorneys, and others.The Pioneer Award Ceremony depends on the generous support of individuals and companies with passion for digital civil… [read post]
9 Jun 2021, 7:58 am
., the tragic death of Aaron Swartz). [read post]
4 Jun 2021, 3:46 am
This isn’t to say that what Van Buren did was cool, as it clearly was an abuse of his authority to access the police license plate database to sell for cash, but letting Van Buren skate on this count means that others, say someone like Aaron Swartz or you, gets to skate as well. [read post]
3 Jun 2021, 12:46 pm
Enlarge / In April 2013, more than 120 people attended a rally in Boston to remember Aaron Swartz and call for reform of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act. [read post]
3 Jun 2021, 10:57 am
We remember the tragic and unjust results of the CFAA's misuse, such as the death of Aaron Swartz, and we will continue to fight to ensure that computer crime laws no longer chill security research, journalism, and other novel and interoperable uses of technology that ultimately benefit all of us. [read post]
24 May 2021, 1:16 pm
In a post two weeks ago, users appealed to the legacy of reddit co-founder Aaron Swartz and called for anyone with hard drive space and a VPN to defend ‘free science’ by downloading and seeding 850 torrents containing Sci-Hub’s 77 TB library. [read post]
18 Jan 2021, 8:15 am
— This commentary was scheduled for broadcast on WAMC Northeast Report, on January 19, 2021. 2020 presidential election 2020 presidential election Aaron Swartz Abortion accountability ACLU Adlai Stevenson Affirmative Action Afghanistan Afghanistan Afghanistan Africa African-American women African-Americans Air al-Qaeda Albany Alexander the Great Alito Alt-right American ideals American individualism American influence on … [read post]
10 Dec 2020, 5:15 pm
“Unauthorized” access was also used to prosecute our friend Aaron Swartz, and threaten him with decades in jail for downloading academic articles from the JSTOR database. [read post]
2 Dec 2020, 11:07 am
(Though not mentioned at argument and cited only in passing in the petitioner’s brief, it bears mention that the same provision of the CFAA was among the charges prosecutors brought against Aaron Swartz, the young computer researcher and open-source activist who killed himself after being charged for using an MIT computer to mass-download papers from JSTOR.) [read post]
30 Nov 2020, 3:40 pm
For example, prosecutors used the CFAA to prosecute Aaron Swartz for scraping academic papers from the JSTOR database. [read post]
