76 posts and columns on MIT

Amid Activist Outcry, U.S. Attorney Defends Prosecution of Aaron Swartz

in News on January 16 at 9:43 pm PT

U.S. Attorney Carmen Ortiz speaks out for the first time since Aaron Swartz’s death.
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DOJ Drops Charges Against Late Activist Aaron Swartz

in News on January 14 at 9:57 am PT

In a filing on Monday, the Department of Justice dropped the charges against Aaron Swartz, the Internet activist who committed suicide on Friday. As first reported by The Hill, dropping charges against a deceased defendant is standard practice. In a statement on Saturday, Swartz’s family blamed prosecutorial zealotry, in part, for Swartz’s death.

In Wake of Activist’s Death, Anonymous Hacks MIT Website

in News on January 14 at 3:30 am PT

The hacker group retaliates against the organization involved, in part, in the young activist’s criminal prosecution.
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MIT Responds to Death of Activist Aaron Swartz, Begins Internal Investigation

in News on January 13 at 1:58 pm PT

The President of MIT responds publicly for the first time since news of Swartz’s suicide was made public.
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Family of Hacktivist Aaron Swartz Accuses MIT, U.S. Attorney of Contributing to His Suicide

in News on January 12 at 3:42 pm PT

Strong, damning words from the family of a deceased Internet activist, placing much of the blame on his persecutors.
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For Olympic Games, Tweets Will Turn the London Eye Into a Giant Mood Ring

in Social on July 23, 2012 at 4:40 pm PT

MIT scientists use tweets to track the emotions of Olympics attendees, in a brilliant display (so to speak) of the more human side of technology.
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