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Computer Fraud Penalties Will Be Revamped by Aaron's Law
Jun 20, 2013Two U.S. lawmakers have introduced a bill that would prevent the Department of Justice from prosecuting people for violating terms of service for Web-based products, website notices or employment agreements under the Computer Fraud and ...
Tags: Computer Fraud, Aaron's Law, CFAA
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A Federal Court Has Modified a Protective Order
May 16, 2013A federal court has modified a protective order to allow disclosure of the court records of Internet activist Aaron Swartz, but ruled that names and other personal identifying information of those involved in his arrest and prosecution ...
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The U.S Government and Two Other Entities Involved in Investigations
Apr 3, 2013The U.S government and two other entities involved in investigations leading to the indictment of the late Internet activist Aaron Swartz have asked a federal court in Boston to redact the names of people involved in the case from documents ...
Tags: Computer Products
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Attorney General Eric Holder Defended The Role of The Prosecution
Mar 11, 2013U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder defended the role of the prosecution in the case of the late Internet activist and innovator Aaron Swartz, stating that "there was never an intention for him to go to jail for longer than a three, four, ...
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U.S. Lawmakers Pledged to Rewrite an Antihacking Law
Feb 6, 2013Online activist Aaron Swartz, who committed suicide in January U.S. lawmakers recently pledged to rewrite an antihacking law as hundreds of people gathered in Washington, D.C., to mourn the death of Internet activist Aaron Swartz. ...
Tags: US, Politicians, Hacking Law
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The U.S. Attorney for Massachusetts Has Been Criticized
Jan 21, 2013U.S. Attorney Carmen M. Ortiz said Wednesday that prosecutors recognized that there was no evidence against Internet activist Aaron Swartz that warranted severe punishment. The U.S. Attorney for Massachusetts has been criticized for her ...
Tags: Attorney Carmen M.Ortiz, Internet activist, Aaron Swartz
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A Draft Bill to Exclude Terms of Service Violations From The CFAA
Jan 15, 2013A draft bill to exclude terms of service violations from the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) is to be introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives. The proposed amendment to the anti-hacking law comes in the wake of the suicide on ...
Tags: Computer Fraud Law Amendment, policy, Computer Products, Computer
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Aaron Swartz Has Been Found Dead in His Home in New York in an Apparent Suicide
Jan 14, 2013, the co-founder of popular website Reddit and the co-creator, in his teens, of the RSS syndication tool, has been found dead in his home in New York in an apparent suicide. The precocious programmer and internet activist had been due in ...
Tags: Aaron Swartz, Reddit, RSS syndication tool, suicide