Robert Swartz, the father of Reddit co-founder Aaron Swartz, said his son would be alive today if he were never arrested for hacking.

By now, Web users should know about Aaron Swartz, because it’s getting hard not to hear about him. The 26-year-old computer prodigy helped develop RSS and Reddit; he was also a folk hero to the ...

A week ago, Aaron Swartz -- social activist, geek genius -- took his own life. Facing the choice between a federal prosecutor who insisted that he either accept the label "felon" and go to jail or ...

SXSW Film Review: 'The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz' Lamenting a death by celebrating a life By Michael King, 12:34PM, Sat. Mar. 8, 2014 ...

The Internet’s Own Boy was a film that sadly had to happen. From the moment programmer and hacktivist Aaron Swartz died in early 2013, the online community he fought so hard to connect and ...

On Jan. 18, 2013, one week after Aaron Swartz committed suicide, a group of his friends and admirers gathered in the lobby of the MIT Media Lab to commemorate Swartz’s life and mourn his death.

The prosecution of Aaron Swartz was about more than “hacking,” and we need to remember that. By signing up, you confirm that you are over the age of 16 and agree to receive occasional ...

PARK CITY, Utah (Reuters) – A year after Internet activist Aaron Swartz committed suicide, a new documentary brings to light the young computer prodigy’s earnest battle to bring online freedom ...

Aaron Swartz, because of his prominence in the tech community and history with PACER and SOPA, was just notorious enough to get the job done. Aaron Swartz was linkbait.

The result was an article in February 2009 explaining the issue and Swartz's actions. "This was part of how Aaron approached things," Schultze told us.

We often say, upon the passing of a friend or loved one, that the world is a poorer place for the loss. But with the untimely death of programmer and activist Aaron Swartz, this isn't just a ...

Aaron Swartz downloaded academic articles from JSTOR in violation of JSTOR’s terms and conditions. He was indicted for violating federal law. Refusing the prosecutor’s plea bargain offer of ...