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SecureDrop: Share and accept documents securely

129 points by vincent_s 6y ago

pnutjam 6y ago
Very cool. I've seen this on propublica.
- DyslexicAtheist 6y ago
  it's become somewhat of a best-practice with mainstream news too. The Guardian, WaPo, Der Spiegel, ... are all using it: https://www.theguardian.com/securedrop https://www.theguardian.com/securedrop https://www.washingtonpost.com/securedrop/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/securedrop/ ...
  - mikeyouse 6y ago
    NYTimes: https://www.nytimes.com/tips#securedrop https://www.nytimes.com/tips#securedrop
  - m-p-3 6y ago
    CBC: https://www.cbc.ca/securedrop/ https://www.cbc.ca/securedrop/
fatsdomino001 6y ago
Originally created by Aaron Swartz, wow. Incredible to see his work enduring.
- IncludeSecurity 6y ago
  Idea and driving force to make this product reality was Kevin Poulsen, Aaron Swartz did most of the code on the MVP, and James Dolan did most of the security/documentation/evangelism work. Aaron and James are no longer with us. Source: I was there to help out a small bit at the start with white-boarding security architecture ideas from the start, etc.
  - acct776 6y ago
    What happened to Mr Dolan?
    - toomuchtodo 6y ago
      https://freedom.press/news/tribute-james-dolan-co-creator-securedrop-who-has-tragically-passed-away-age-36/ https://freedom.press/news/tribute-james-dolan-co-creator-se...
      - LeonB 6y ago
        warning needed on that
        bobthebuilders 6y ago
        Death should not be a laughing matter
        brokenmachine 6y ago
        Who said it was a laughing matter? It's just a news report of an event that happened.
        jonny383 6y ago
        Is this the current state of HN? A warning is needed for a softly worded reality? My god.
        LeonB 6y ago
        It’s just a link with no description of what it leads to, so it’s not a “softly worded reality”.
        SahAssar 6y ago
        The parent said "...James are no longer with us". I'm not sure how you can read that as anything else.
- jonny383 6y ago
  Originally created by Aaron Swartz AND Kevin Poulsen. Please stop with the fanboyism.
dang 6y ago
If curious see also 2017 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13652093 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13652093 2014 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7998048 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7998048 2013 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6565011 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6565011 Related from 2018: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16109145 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16109145
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wiz21c 6y ago
FTA, about James Dolan : > He often cited the Iraq War as his inspiration for wanting to help journalists and whistleblowers; it made him realize governments needed to be much more transparent and accountable.
Ken_Adler 6y ago
I am inspired by Aaron's memory in an on-going manner as I try to walk in his footprints as a fellow ThoughtWorker... https://www.thoughtworks.com/news/thoughtworks-mourns-aaron-swartz https://www.thoughtworks.com/news/thoughtworks-mourns-aaron-...

129 points by vincent_s 6y ago

pnutjam 6y ago

Very cool. I've seen this on propublica.

DyslexicAtheist 6y ago
it's become somewhat of a best-practice with mainstream news too. The Guardian, WaPo, Der Spiegel, ... are all using it: https://www.theguardian.com/securedrop https://www.theguardian.com/securedrop https://www.washingtonpost.com/securedrop/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/securedrop/ ...
- mikeyouse 6y ago
  NYTimes: https://www.nytimes.com/tips#securedrop https://www.nytimes.com/tips#securedrop
- m-p-3 6y ago
  CBC: https://www.cbc.ca/securedrop/ https://www.cbc.ca/securedrop/

fatsdomino001 6y ago

Originally created by Aaron Swartz, wow. Incredible to see his work enduring.

IncludeSecurity 6y ago
Idea and driving force to make this product reality was Kevin Poulsen, Aaron Swartz did most of the code on the MVP, and James Dolan did most of the security/documentation/evangelism work. Aaron and James are no longer with us. Source: I was there to help out a small bit at the start with white-boarding security architecture ideas from the start, etc.
- acct776 6y ago
  What happened to Mr Dolan?
  - toomuchtodo 6y ago
    https://freedom.press/news/tribute-james-dolan-co-creator-securedrop-who-has-tragically-passed-away-age-36/ https://freedom.press/news/tribute-james-dolan-co-creator-se...
    - LeonB 6y ago
      warning needed on that
      - bobthebuilders 6y ago
        Death should not be a laughing matter
        brokenmachine 6y ago
        Who said it was a laughing matter? It's just a news report of an event that happened.
      - jonny383 6y ago
        Is this the current state of HN? A warning is needed for a softly worded reality? My god.
        LeonB 6y ago
        It’s just a link with no description of what it leads to, so it’s not a “softly worded reality”.
        SahAssar 6y ago
        The parent said "...James are no longer with us". I'm not sure how you can read that as anything else.
jonny383 6y ago
Originally created by Aaron Swartz AND Kevin Poulsen. Please stop with the fanboyism.

dang 6y ago

If curious see also 2017 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13652093 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13652093 2014 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7998048 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7998048 2013 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6565011 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6565011 Related from 2018: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16109145 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16109145

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wiz21c 6y ago

FTA, about James Dolan : > He often cited the Iraq War as his inspiration for wanting to help journalists and whistleblowers; it made him realize governments needed to be much more transparent and accountable.

Ken_Adler 6y ago

I am inspired by Aaron's memory in an on-going manner as I try to walk in his footprints as a fellow ThoughtWorker... https://www.thoughtworks.com/news/thoughtworks-mourns-aaron-swartz https://www.thoughtworks.com/news/thoughtworks-mourns-aaron-...