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Aaron Swartz | A Stranger in a Strange Land

Tech Zulu Event

Swartz, 1986-2013, Image by Lalo Bontra. At 14, he became a co-editor for the spec responsible for RSS technology. Finally, Swartz founded Demand Progress , a group focused on advocating civil liberties and government reform. On January 11, 2013, Swartz committed suicide and was found hung in his Brooklyn home.

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