James Dolan
 James Dolan    (Computer security expert, Hacker, Soldier) | |
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| Born | 20 July 1981 |
| Died | 27 December 2017 (Age 36) |
| Nationality | American |
| Victim of | Premature death |
A hacker who was connected to Aaron Swartz and who like Swartz, died by suicide. Some question the circumstances.[1][2] | |
James S. Dolan was an American computer security expert who, with Aaron Swartz and Kevin Poulsen, co-developed SecureDrop, a widely used secure digital platform for sources to anonymously submit materials to journalists.[3] He served as US Marine with two deployments during the Iraq War as a data network specialist.
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Career
SecureDrop
In 2012, as a side project to his IT job, Dolan helped develop the open source SecureDrop, initially known as DeadDrop.[4] In 2013, Poulsen and Dolan moved it to the Freedom of the Press Foundation to ensure its continued development and adoption following the death of fellow developer Aaron Swartz. Dolan was the lead maintainer for DeadDrop, and as the Freedom of the Press Foundation's first employee, performed outreach and assisted in installations for news organizations that included The New Yorker, ProPublica, The Washington Post, and VICE News, among others.
Death
Dolan was found dead in a Brooklyn hotel in December 2017 at the age of 36. He reportedly suffered from PTSD from his time in the Marines. Dolan was the second member of the SecureDrop team to commit suicide after Aaron Swartz.[5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13]
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References
- ↑ http://www.woundedtimes.org/2018/01/iraq-veteran-security-expert-hacker.html saved at Archive.org saved at Archive.is
- ↑ https://wikispooks.com/wiki/File:Wikileaks_Twitter_Aaron_Swartz.png
- ↑ http://archive.today/2022.03.02-014901/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Dolan_(computer_security_expert)
- ↑ https://www.aaronswartzday.org/securedrops-garrett-robinson-and-james-dolan-at-aaron-swartz-day-2013/
- ↑ https://www.thelastamericanvagabond.com/displacing-wikileaks-securedrop-government-leak-graveyard/
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20180110192646/https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-01-10/second-developer-wikileaks-inspired-securedrop-commits-suicide-36
- ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20180110193130/https://www.rt.com/usa/415519-james-dolan-whistleblower-software-dead/
- ↑ http://www.globalmediaplanet.info/tech-guru-who-helped-wikileaks-get-clinton-emails-found-dead/
- ↑ https://popularresistance.org/tribute-to-james-dolan-co-creator-of-securedrop-tragically-passed-away/
- ↑ https://neonnettle.com/news/3567-second-developer-of-wikileaks-inspired-submission-system-securedrop-found-dead
- ↑ https://www.trigtent.com/tech/second-wikileaks-developers-suicide-tragic-not-conspiracy
- ↑ https://americasfreedomfighters.com/top-wikileaks-employee-suicide/
- ↑ https://thefreethoughtproject.com/securedrop-developer-commits-suicide/
