• Skip to main content
  • Skip to header right navigation
  • Skip to site footer
College Magazine logo

College Magazine

College Life, Dating, Career & Campus Advice

  • Colleges
    • College Guides
    • College Rankings
    • Campus Life
      • Academics
      • Dating
      • Freshman Year
      • Health
      • Social Change
      • Party
    • Find Your College
  • Majors
    • All Majors
    • Most Popular Majors
    • Choosing a Major
  • Intern
    • Internship Directory
    • How to Get an Internship
    • How to Write a Resume
    • How to Write a Cover Letter
    • How to Interview
    • How to Network
    • Career 101
    • Find Your Passion Career
  • Money
    • How to Make Money
    • How to Save Money
    • How to Get a Job
    • Credit Cards 101
    • FAFSA
    • Ramen Project
  • Travel
    • Study Abroad
    • College Spring Break
    • How to Travel Cheap
    • Things to Do
  • Shop
    • College Magazine Shop
    • Gift Guides
    • College Packing List
Home » Latest Posts » Harvard fellow charged with hacking into MIT computers
Life

Harvard fellow charged with hacking into MIT computers

Facebook Tweet
Crystal Becerril   July 21, 2011

You’re probably familiar with JSTOR, or at least with other academic journals, if you’ve ever had to write a research paper in college—and let’s face it, that pretty much includes EVERYONE. One former fellow at Harvard’s Ethics Center continues to fight for open access to data, such as that in scientific or academic journals.

Aaron Swartz, 24, has been indicted on charges of hacking into the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s network. Swartz is accused of stealing nearly 5 million academic articles from JSTOR, according to the Huffington Post.

Swartz is a founder and director of Demand Progress, a non-profit political action group. He caught the eye of federal investigators back in 2008 after downloading nearly 20 million pages of court documents and later putting them up for free online.

The New York Times said that Swartz has pleaded not guilty to charges including wire fraud, computer fraud and unlawfully obtaining information from a protected computer. He could face up to 35 years in prison, if convicted and is due back in court Sept. 9. Swartz has agreed to return all the articles so that they aren’t distributed.

What do you think: should academic journals be available for public sharing?

About Crystal Becerril

Senior > English & Journalism > Boston University

The Art of the Hot Girl Walk

I Used to Outrun My Feet

What I Wish I Had Known About Mental Health So I Wouldn’t Have to Call Myself a College Dropout

Ant-Man Opens the Doors for Marvel’s New Phase

10 Boba Tea Spots for Houston College Students

10 Ways to Have Fun with Your Friends Indoors

Do You Actually Care, Or Do You Want to Look Like You Do?

unsplash.com

Top Ten Inspirational Quotes from Your Favorite Sports TV Shows

I lived with my three best friends. Here’s how it went.

Previous Post:Apartment Hunting: College Edition
Next Post:The Order to Applying for Law School

colleges

  • College Guides
  • College Rankings
  • Campus life
  • Academics
  • Dating
  • Freshmen Year
  • Health
  • Party

majors

  • All College Majors
  • Most Popular Majors
  • Choosing a Major

intern

  • Internships Directory
  • How to Write a Resume
  • How to Write a Cover Letter
  • How to Interview
  • How to Get an Internship
  • How to Network

money

  • How to Make Money
  • How to Save Money
  • How to Get a Job
  • Credit Cards 101
  • College Loans

travel

  • Study Abroad
  • College Spring Break
  • How to Travel Cheap
  • Things to Do

shop

  • College Packing List
  • Gift Guides
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • RSS Feed
  • Twitter
  • About Us
  • Team
  • Write
  • Apply
  • Privacy Policy
  • Sign Up
  • Advertise
  • My Account
  • Cart

College Magazine logo

Copyright © 2023 Powered by BizBudding