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Re:FBI secretly collected data on Aaron Swartz earlier than ... by ryanlol on Saturday December 15, 2018 @03:03AM (#18687575)
>And even that accusation seriously stretched credulity.

How did that accusation seriously stretch credulity? The technical means may have been simple, but it's unquestionable that he did so intending to circumvent access controls.

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Re:FBI secretly collected data on Aaron Swartz earlier than ... by JohnFen on Tuesday December 18, 2018 @12:45PM (#18708649)
Because he was not engaging in the sort of activity that the law was intended to address.
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