Re:FBI secretly collected data on Aaron Swartz earlier than ...
by ryanlol on Saturday December 15, 2018 @03:21AM
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>Can you quote the bits you consider "a load of nonsense"?
The article attempts to defend Swartz by essentially claiming that what he did was unimpressive... So what? Same goes for SQL injection. In fact, most crimes are quite unimpressive.
It's indisputable that both JSTOR and MIT actively tried to block Swartz, and that he actively circumvented those blocks.
The article also makes the completely bullshit claim that Swartz could've realistically received a 35 year sentence.
The article attempts to defend Swartz by essentially claiming that what he did was unimpressive... So what? Same goes for SQL injection. In fact, most crimes are quite unimpressive.
It's indisputable that both JSTOR and MIT actively tried to block Swartz, and that he actively circumvented those blocks.
The article also makes the completely bullshit claim that Swartz could've realistically received a 35 year sentence.