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From 'wargames' to Aaron Swartz: How .s. Anti-Hacking Law Went Astray
WarGames' fictional depiction of a teenage hacker who nearly started a global thermonuclear war electrified Washington, D.C., leading to an anti-hacking law that ensnared the late Aaron Swartz.
Credit: MGM/United Artists
Aaron Swartz, the Internet activist who committed suicide while facing the possibility of a felony criminal conviction, was prosecuted under a law that was never intended to cover what he was accused of doing.
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