Edinburgh 2016: Private Manning Goes to Washington review – an urgent, thoughtful whistleblower drama
Intertwining the stories of Chelsea Manning and hactivist Aaron Swartz, this fascinating, busy play meditates on knowledge, privacy and and power
February 2015
The networker
Aaron Swartz stood up for freedom and fairness – and was hounded to his death
John Naughton
The internet activist who paid the ultimate price for his combination of genius and conscience
August 2014
The Internet's Own Boy review – an engaging and moving documentary
A well-constructed telling of the life, prosecution and death of US hacktivist Aaron Swartz, writes Mark Kermode
June 2014
Guardian launches SecureDrop system for whistleblowers to share files
SecureDrop platform allows sources to submit documents and data while avoiding most common forms of online tracking
February 2014
Snowden made cyber-geek nightmares true. Can 'private' be normal again?
Dan Gillmor in San Francisco
Remembering Aaron Swartz: the open web icon
January 2014
Sundance film festival 2014: The Raid 2; The Voices; The Internet's Own Boy – video
Xan Brooks and Henry Barnes report from day six of the Sundance film festival
I served my country in uniform. I won't stand by and watch corruption ruin it
Michael McCarthy
Michael McCarthy: I joined Lawrence Lessig and others in the New Hampshire Rebellion walk to remember Aaron Swartz and stop corruption
Hacking of MIT website marks first anniversary of Aaron Swartz's death
Defiant message left on Massachusetts Institute of Technology webpage a year after internet activist took own life while awaiting trial for 'hacking'
August 2013
Internet exhibition uses crowdsourcing to honour memory of web activist
US government releases first hundred pages of Aaron Swartz file
July 2013
Aaron Swartz report from MIT fails to assuage family's criticism of university
MIT did not target Aaron Swartz before federal prosecution, review finds
June 2013
Aaron Swartz: hacker, genius… martyr?
Aaron Swartz campaigned for a free and open internet. But after he fell foul of US authorities, he took his own life. His former girlfriend tells Elizabeth Day of her anger at his treatment
May 2013
Strongbox: New Yorker's salvo in the 'war between data capture and privacy'
New open-source drop box for leaked documents created by Aaron Swartz launches, provides 'secure route' for sources
April 2013
Brewster's trillions: Internet Archive strives to keep web history alive
Priceless hoard of bytes aims to save websites which could otherwise be lost – all from suburban San Francisco
March 2013
Dan Gillmor column
Is the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act the 'worst law in technology'?
Dan Gillmor
MIT agrees to release Aaron Swartz documents – with redactions
Eric Holder defends Aaron Swartz hacking prosecution
Aaron Swartz's partner accuses US of delaying investigation into prosecution
