> MIT, whose archive was hacked while Swartz was a fellow at Harvard (which gave... | Hacker News

Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submit

		tzs on Aug 13, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: DOJ Elevated Its Charges Against Swartz Because In... > MIT, whose archive was hacked while Swartz was a fellow at Harvard (which gave him access to JSTOR) So why not download from Harvard, instead of abusing guest access at MIT?

twoodfin on Aug 14, 2013 [–]

My guess would be because he thought MIT would be more likely to look the other way.

Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact