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Amanda French

Here's what the Morris Worm prosecutor thinks about Aaron Swartz - 0 views

www.washingtonpost.com/...utor-thinks-about-aaron-swartz

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  • Amanda French on 05 Nov 13
     
    More on Robert Tappan Morris, plus a comparison to Aaron Swartz (whom a few of you know about). Swartz was charged in 2011 or 2012 (I forget which) under the same law Morris was, the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, and committed suicide in January.
Amanda French

How a grad student trying to build the first botnet brought the Internet to its knees - 0 views

www.washingtonpost.com/...ught-the-internet-to-its-knees

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  • Amanda French on 04 Nov 13
     
    Turns out yesterday was the 25th anniversary of the worm that Robert Tappan Morris released, so here's another Washington Post article on him. Again, great timing, Britney! Be sure to consult this for your final project.
Ellie Cattle

HowStuffWorks "10 Worst Computer Viruses of All Time" - 1 views

computer.howstuffworks.com/worst-computer-viruses.htm

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  • Ellie Cattle on 07 Nov 13
     
    The presentation on the first computer worm on Monday made me want to check out other cases of major computer viruses.
Amanda French

Here's how The Post covered the 'grand social experiment' of the Internet in 1988 - 0 views

www.washingtonpost.com/...riment-of-the-internet-in-1988

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  • Amanda French on 04 Nov 13
     
    Oddly enough, today the Washington Post has chosen to reprint a 1988 article about the Internet; that article mentions Robert Tappan Morris, the first person prosecuted under the Computer Fraud Act, whom Brittney Douress told us about today. Nice timing, Brittney! :)
  • Amanda French on 04 Nov 13
     
    Note too that this article came out well before the World Wide Web was invented circa 1992 / 1993. There weren't any GUI web browsers yet; people just used text-only terminals (no pictures, no video) to access stuff. Mostly news groups -- I'll post a picture of what that looked like if I can find one.
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