Aaron Swartz
Aaron Hillel Swartz (November 8, 1986 – January 11, 2013) was an American computer programmer, entrepreneur, writer, political organizer and Internet hacktivist who was involved in the development of the web feedformat RSS and the Markdown publishing format, the organization Creative Commons, the website framework web.py and the social news site, Reddit, in which he became a partner after its merger with his company, Infogami. He committed suicide while under federal indictment for data-theft, a prosecution that was characterized by his family as being "the product of a criminal-justice system rife with intimidation and prosecutorial overreach".
Known For | Acting |
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Most Rating | 2.029 |
Birthday | 1986-11-08 |
Place of Birth | Chicago, Illinois, USA |
Also Known As | Aaron H. Swartz, Aaron Hillel Swartz, |
2014
The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz
7.9/424
Programming prodigy and information activist Aaron Swartz achieved groundbreaking work in social justice and political organizing. His passion for ope...
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The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz
2007
Steal This Film II
6.3/21
These are strange times indeed. While they continue to command so much attention in the mainstream media, the 'battles' between old and new modes of d...
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Steal This Film II
2006
Steal This Film
5.6/30
Steal This Film focuses on Pirate Bay founders Gottfrid Svartholm, Fredrik Neij and Peter Sunde, prominent members of the Swedish filesharing communit...
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Steal This Film
2005
Aardvark'd: 12 Weeks with Geeks
5.7/3
Four interns are brought into Manhattan and given 12 weeks to design, develop, debug and ship a program that will change the way computer geeks around...
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Aardvark'd: 12 Weeks with Geeks
2015
Killswitch
7.7/27
This Internet is under attack. Communications, culture, free speech, innovation, and democracy are all up for grabs. Will the Internet be dominated by...
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