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James Dolan (computer security expert)

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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
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referenced Dolan's military service in his description of Dolan in the obituary he wrote, saying that the impact of serving in Iraq was an often spoke of motivating factor for Dolan's cybersecurity work, with the goal of making metadata "transparent and accountable."
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Dolan was found dead in a Brooklyn hotel in December 2017 at the age of 36. Former colleagues speculate James died of suicide (the same as Swartz). He reportedly had developed
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fund was set up by his fellow Marines to establish the James Dolan Memorial Fund, which will annually donate to designated non-profit foundations and projects in his name.
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from his time in the Marines. Dolan was the second member of the SecureDrop team to die by suicide. A
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After his service in the Iraq War, Dolan worked in computer security at a large IT company.
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SecureDrop, initially known as DeadDrop. In 2013, Poulsen and Dolan moved it to the
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digital platform for sources to anonymously submit materials to journalists.
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where he worked as a data network specialist. In 2003, Dolan served with
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American computer security expert, co-developed SecureDrop (1981 - 2017)
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In 2012, as a side project to his IT job, Dolan helped develop the
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United States Marine Corps personnel of the Iraq War
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Index

Brooklyn
New York
Freedom of the Press Foundation
SecureDrop
computer security
Aaron Swartz
Kevin Poulsen
SecureDrop
secure
Chester, New York
Marines
Iraq War
III Marine Expeditionary Force
Iraq War
4th Civil Affairs Group
Fallujah
the conflict
Operation Phantom Fury
Second Battle of Fallujah
Freedom of the Press Foundation
open source
Freedom of the Press Foundation
The New Yorker
ProPublica
The Washington Post
VICE News
San Diego
California
Classy
PTSD

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