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Driving someone to suicide because they acted against entrenched copyright interests was one of the most DoJ moments ever.
It happened before (like Gary Webb), and sadly I'm afraid it will happen again. They (govt) seems more interested in big corp's needs than people's needs. This democracy-thing is a big lie, a facade.
RIP Aaron.
Driving someone to suicide because they acted against entrenched copyright interests was one of the most DoJ moments ever.
Having worked with all of the founders of SecureDrop (Aaron, James, and Kevin) to audit the alpha version it was tough to see Aaron go. Also super sad that we lost James a couple of years later too https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Dolan_(computer_security... Cheers to everybody out there working on Internet freedom software. Thank you all for everything you do, next time you're at FOSDEM or browsing around some is…
Driving someone to suicide because they acted against entrenched copyright interests was one of the most DoJ moments ever.
Hence I reflect on this as murder by the state. It happened before (like Gary Webb), and sadly I'm afraid it will happen again. They (govt) seems more interested in big corp's needs than people's needs. This democracy-thing is a big lie, a facade. RIP Aaron.
Please, if you’re feeling anything along those lines, at least try some antidepressants. What have you got to lose? You have your whole life to gain.
I miss Aaron. I ended up using some code by him a couple months ago, which made me smile. It’s still the best library for the job, nearly a decade later.
Having worked with all of the founders of SecureDrop (Aaron, James, and Kevin) to audit the alpha version it was tough to see Aaron go. Also super sad that we lost James a couple of years later too https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Dolan_(computer_security... Cheers to everybody out there working on Internet freedom software. Thank you all for everything you do, next time you're at FOSDEM or browsing around some is…
Some years ago I prepared a (very short) list of people whom I want my future kids to know about. The first name I put down was Aaron's.
Such a colossal loss! If you haven't watched it, I'd recommend watching "The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz" . [1] It's a bit difficult to watch it more than once or twice. It'll leave you sad and angry. [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Internet%27s_Own_Boy
Driving someone to suicide because they acted against entrenched copyright interests was one of the most DoJ moments ever.
Aaron already suffered from severe mental illness - law enforcement did not drive him to suicide. Prosecutors offered him a plea deal if he took a six month sentence in a low security facility, which he turned down before killing himself. 99.9% of people his age would not end up dead by their own hands in that situation.