+ Reply to Thread
Results 1 to 3 of 3

Thread: In the Footsteps Of Aaron Swartz at 26 y.o., 'SecureDrop' Co-creator James Dolan Dead at 36

  1. Link to Post #1
    France On Sabbatical
    Join Date
    7th March 2011
    Location
    Brittany
    Posts
    16,763
    Thanks
    60,315
    Thanked 95,891 times in 15,481 posts

    Default In the Footsteps Of Aaron Swartz at 26 y.o., 'SecureDrop' Co-creator James Dolan Dead at 36

    Whistleblowing system 'SecureDrop' co-creator James Dolan dead at 36


    RT
    Thu, 11 Jan 2018 12:19 UTC


    © securedrop.org

    Former marine, James Dolan, who along with colleague Aaron Swartz created a secure system for communication between journalists and sources in possession of sensitive information or documents, has died. He was 36.

    The circumstances of Dolan's death are not yet known, but former colleagues speculate he may have committed suicide.

    "We don't know why James took his own life; we do know, however, he long suffered from PTSD from his time serving in the Marines during the Iraq War. It was an experience that affected him in multiple ways," wrote Trevor Timm, executive director of the Freedom of Press Foundation, on Tuesday. Dolan worked for the foundation until 2015.

    "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."
    Second developer of WikiLeaks-inspired submission system "SecureDrop", security expert James Dolan, aged 36, has tragically died. He is said to have committed suicide. The first, Aaron Swartz, is said to have taken his own life at age 26, after being persecuted by US prosecutors.
    — WikiLeaks (@wikileaks) January 9, 2018
    In 2012, James worked with Swartz and journalist Kevin Poulsen to build the original prototype of SecureDrop, the open source whistleblower submission system.

    The first iteration, StrongBox, was used by the New Yorker, the Washington Post, the New York Times, and the Associated Press, allowing secure communications between journalists and sources in possession of sensitive information and documents. Those same journalists now rely on the latest version SecureDrop.
    RT Wikileaks: Second developer of WikiLeaks inspired submission system "SecureDrop", security expert James Dolan, aged 36, has tragically died. He is said to have committed suicide. The first, Aaron Swartz, is said to have taken his own life at age 26, after being persecuted...
    — Free Julian Assange (@BDaddyUS) January 10, 2018
    Dolan joined the Freedom of the Press Foundation to maintain SecureDrop after co-creator Swartz committed suicide as the US government was attempting to prosecute him for violating the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act in relation to allegedly copying academic articles from JSTOR.
    Interesting. The Freedom of the Press Fndn just took over SecureDrop AND stopped helping Assange with legal aid .@wikileaks Smells badhttps://t.co/SLigsKm0qB
    — 🍀FebruaryKel🇺🇸🌐 (@februarykel) January 10, 2018
    James left FPF in August 2015, and was working on the security team at Classy, a crowdfunding site for non-profit organizations located in San Diego.

    Details of memorial services have not yet been announced.
    "La réalité est un rêve que l'on fait atterrir" San Antonio AKA F. Dard

    Troll-hood motto: Never, ever, however, whatsoever, to anyone, a point concede.

  2. The Following 12 Users Say Thank You to Hervé For This Post:

    Alx (11th January 2018), Bill Ryan (11th January 2018), Daughter of Time (12th January 2018), Desire (11th January 2018), enigma3 (11th January 2018), Ewan (11th January 2018), Foxie Loxie (11th January 2018), Franny (11th January 2018), Hym (11th January 2018), Ioneo (11th January 2018), meeradas (11th January 2018), Violet3 (12th January 2018)

  3. Link to Post #2
    Canada Avalon Member Justplain's Avatar
    Join Date
    8th April 2016
    Posts
    1,483
    Thanks
    4,787
    Thanked 9,262 times in 1,414 posts

    Default Re: In the Footsteps Of Aaron Swartz at 26 y.o., 'SecureDrop' Co-creator James Dolan Dead at 36

    Find the cost of freedom
    Buried in the ground
    Mother Earth will swallow you
    Lay your body down.

    CSNY

  4. The Following 3 Users Say Thank You to Justplain For This Post:

    Foxie Loxie (11th January 2018), Franny (11th January 2018), Hervé (11th January 2018)

  5. Link to Post #3
    Scotland Avalon Member Ewan's Avatar
    Join Date
    24th February 2015
    Location
    Ireland
    Age
    62
    Posts
    2,438
    Thanks
    51,935
    Thanked 18,975 times in 2,392 posts

    Default Re: In the Footsteps Of Aaron Swartz at 26 y.o., 'SecureDrop' Co-creator James Dolan Dead at 36

    Quote Dolan joined the Freedom of the Press Foundation to maintain SecureDrop after co-creator Swartz committed suicide as the US government was attempting to prosecute him for violating the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act in relation to allegedly copying academic articles from JSTOR.

    Interesting. The Freedom of the Press Fndn just took over SecureDrop AND stopped helping Assange with legal aid .@wikileaks Smells badhttps://t.co/SLigsKm0qB
    — 🍀FebruaryKel🇺🇸🌐 (@februarykel) January 10, 2018
    Damn, the MO is so obvious once you've seen/read enough of them! Any organisation that can pose a threat is quickly infiltrated and dismantled from within.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vz06QO3UkQ -Story of Aaron Swartz

    I guess the meta data relating to 'interesting' people and death by suicide/actual injuries would be quite telling if someone sufficiently motivated, (dare I say single-minded/obsessed ala Charles Fort), was to analyse it all.

  6. The Following 5 Users Say Thank You to Ewan For This Post:

    Foxie Loxie (11th January 2018), Franny (11th January 2018), Hervé (11th January 2018), sandy (12th January 2018), Violet3 (12th January 2018)

+ Reply to Thread

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts