WikiLeaks-Inspired Developer Behind “SecureDrop” Found Dead – IOTW Report

WikiLeaks-Inspired Developer Behind “SecureDrop” Found Dead

GWP:

The developer behind the game-changing, WikiLeaks inspired submission system “SecureDrop,” has allegedly committed suicide. 

“Second developer of WikiLeaks inspired submission system “SecureDrop”, security expert James Dolan, aged 36, has tragically died. He is said to have committed suicide. The first, Aaron Swartz, is said to have taken his own life at age 26, after being persecuted by US prosecutors,” tweeted WikiLeaks’ official Twitter account.

Gizmodo reports:

James Dolan, former Marine and co-creator of the whistleblower submission system SecureDrop alongside Aaron Swartz and Wired editor Kevin Poulsen, has died. […]

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. more

 

23 Comments on WikiLeaks-Inspired Developer Behind “SecureDrop” Found Dead

  1. Shot himself in the back 25 times pausing only once to reload. Probably shouldn’t joke. RIP, Mr. Dolan and thank you for your service to freedom both while in the service and out.

  2. requiescat in pace Mr. Dolan. Like others here, I appreciate your service, Godspeed. These Deep State/clintonacides must stop!! WTF?

    “Speaking the truth in times of universal deceit is a revolutionary act.” Geo. Orwell

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