In a minimum of 550 words, critique the legal and ethical aspects of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) analysis of the Aaron Swartz criminal case and subsequent suicide, which is outlined in one of this week’s readings. As you do so, please be sure to address the application of this topic’s facts, relevant procedures (legal, ethical and/or technical), as well as the concepts that you believe link all of these concepts together within your legal analysis.

References

Abelson, H., Diamond, P. A., Grosso, A., & Pfeiffer, D. W. (2013). Report to the President: MIT and the Prosecution of Aaron Swartz. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Retrieved April 5, 2019, from http://swartz-report.mit.edu/docs/report-to-the-pr…

Burstein, A. J. (2008, April 4). Conducting Cybersecurity Research Legally and Ethically. Retrieved April 5, 2019, from The Advanced Computing Systems Association: https://www.usenix.org/legacy/event/leet08/tech/fu…

Cybersecurity: Mapping the Ethical Terrain (2014). [Motion Picture]. Retrieved April 5, 2019, from

Deibert, R., & Crete-Nishihata, M. (2011). Blurred Boundaries: Probing the Ethics of Cyberspace Research. Review of Policy Research, 28(5), 531-537. doi:10.1111/j.1541-1338.2011.00524.x

Richards, N. M., & King, J. H. (2014). Big Data Ethics. Wake Forest Law Review, 49(2), 393-432. Retrieved April 5, 2019, from http://search.ebscohost.com.ezproxy1.apus.edu/logi…