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13 posts and columns on suicide
MIT Responds to Death of Activist Aaron Swartz, Begins Internal Investigation
The President of MIT responds publicly for the first time since news of Swartz’s suicide was made public.
Family of Hacktivist Aaron Swartz Accuses MIT, U.S. Attorney of Contributing to His Suicide
Strong, damning words from the family of a deceased Internet activist, placing much of the blame on his persecutors.
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Hon Hai Fallout Could Include Relocations
The recent spate of suicides at a Shenzhen factory of Taiwanese electronics maker Hon Hai Precision Industry, which assembles Apple products, has spurred the company, its Hong Kong listed Foxconn International unit and even some of its rivals like TPV Technology to give salary increases for factory workers in China amid growing concerns about working conditions at their plants.
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Apple Investigating Foxconn's Steps to Deal With Suicides
Apple said Wednesday it is independently investigating the steps that its supplier Hon Hai Precision Industry is taking to address a recent spate of suicides at the Taiwan-based company’s factory in southern China.
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Deaths at Hon Hai Could Raise Questions for U.S. Companies
The death of another employee at Taiwan-based electronics manufacturer and assembler Hon Hai Precision Industry not only casts scrutiny on the working conditions at its factories in China, but could also fuel concerns for U.S. companies like Apple and Hewlett-Packard that sell products made by Hon Hai.
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Apology for Turing's Treatment Stirs the Twittersphere
In life, Alan Turing helped win World War II and sowed the seeds for the modern computer industry. In death, the persecuted British mathematician may provide some lessons about how public opinion reverberates in cyberspace. Responding to a petition posted on the Web site for Number 10 Downing Street, U.K. Prime Minister Gordon Brown late Thursday apologized for what he characterized as the “appalling” treatment of Turing 55 years earlier by British officials.
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Reports of Suicide in China Linked to Missing iPhone
News media in China are reporting that a 25-year-old employee of Foxconn, which manufactures products for Apple there, committed suicide last week after being interrogated about a missing prototype for a new iPhone.
The Charge? Assault With a Deadly Web Site.
If it weren’t so laughably unconstitutional, the Megan Meier Cyberbullying Prevention Act would truly be cause for concern, criminalizing as it does such a broad spectrum of speech protected by the First Amendment. Proposed by Rep. Linda Sanchez (D-Calif.), the law would essentially make it a felony to hurt someone’s feelings online.