Aaron Swartz went into a secure networking closet and left a computer there to covertly pull data from the server over many days without permission from anyone, which is absolutely not the same thing as scraping public data from the internet.

He was a hero that didn't deserve what happened, but it's patently dishonest to ignore that he was effectively breaking and entering, plus installing a data harvesting device in the server room, which any organization in the world would rightfully identity as hostile behavior. Even your local library would call the cops if you tried to do that.

[–] UlyssesT@hexbear.net 27 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Can we be honest about this

Saying "can we be honest" isn't a magic spell that transmutes your opinion to fact.

patently dishonest ignore that he was effectively breaking and entering, plus installing a data harvesting device in the server room, which any organization in the world would rightfully identity as a hostile.

bootlicker

[–] dev_null@lemmy.ml 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

We are in the right, so we don't have to obscure facts.

[–] UlyssesT@hexbear.net 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

What "we?"

[–] dev_null@lemmy.ml 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

We who take Aaron's side

[–] UlyssesT@hexbear.net 1 points 11 months ago

Thank you for the clarification; without context I couldn't tell.

[–] veniasilente@lemm.ee 6 points 11 months ago

Why don't you speak what you truly believe instead of copy-pasting the same gaslighting everywhere? We already made you, anyway.

[–] jjlinux@lemmy.ml 5 points 11 months ago

Wao, it's not often we get to see someone posting a comment so full of shit while making sure to obscure many facts to see if it sticks.

"Can we be honest"? Apparently you cannot.