01-10-2018, 11:51 PM
(01-10-2018, 09:51 PM)BIAD Wrote: Another possible connection-death, this time James Dolan.
Link:
Quote:James Dolan, Co-Creator of SecureDrop, Dead at 36.
'James Dolan, former Marine and co-creator of the whistleblower submission system SecureDrop alongside Aaron Swartz
and Wired editor Kevin Poulsen, has died. The Freedom of the Press Foundation, which took over SecureDrop, reports
that Dolan, age 36, took his own life.
First deployed as StrongBox with The New Yorker, organizations such as the Washington Post, the New York Times,
the Associated Press, and Gizmodo Media Group have all come to rely on SecureDrop—which allows highly secure
communication between journalists and sources in possession of sensitive information or documents.
As an industry tool, it has become invaluable for reporters.
Dolan joined the Freedom of the Press Foundation to maintain SecureDrop after co-creator Aaron Swartz took his life
in 2013 at age 26, as pressure mounted in a federal investigation against him that many felt was overzealous.
Memorial services have not yet been announced, and presently the circumstances of Dolan’s death are not known...'
The Freedom of the Press Foundation, which took over SecureDrop, reports that Dolan, age 36, took his own life.
Of course he did. We all believe that, right? If 'they' say he did, then he did. (Sarcasm)