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Related: "Aaron Swartz, Vindicated" https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27394974 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27394974

• perihelions 5y ago
  Also related: "US Supreme Court Restricts Scope of Computer Fraud and Abuse Act [pdf]" https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27382752 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27382752
• sigzero 5y ago
  Except he wasn't. Not by this ruling.
  • olliej 5y ago
    I mean he’s dead and that’s an ok result for the police, being guilty or not doesn’t really matter. And we’ll never know if this ruling would be sufficient because again, he’s dead.
    • gscott 5y ago
      There should be some sort of count of people who committed suicide because of overcharging by prosecutors.
      • TheSpiceIsLife 5y ago
        Prosecutors could paint hit counters on the side of their cars like fight pilots do their planes (in the movies anyways).