Hero or Hacker? An open discussion of Aaron Swartz and the issues surrounding his life, arrest and death.

Discussion Led by Jim Hendler (Head, Computer Science Department, RPI)

On behalf of the new RPI Computer Club, we invite you to attend an event discussing the events surrounding the death of Aaron Swartz, the "hacktivist" who committed suicide on January 11th. The goal is to raise questions and discuss the issues with respect to openness and transparency, government laws on computer hacking, online privacy, open code, online "piracy" and other aspects of ethics, law and technology that surrounded Aaron's life and death.