The United States government has seemingly arbitrarily persecuted ethical hackers (those who break into allegedly "secure" sites or release information normally sold to the public for no personal gain) rather than recognizing their contributions to the increased security of Internet sites by calling attention to potential exploits.
After the death of Aaron Swartz and now the indictment of Weev (Andrew Auernheimer) over cases involving abuse of CFAA, it is time for us to start recognizing those protecting the public and freeing information LEGALLY but independently rather than imprisoning them.
With the everpresent threat of foreign cyber-attacks, citizens revealing exploits to the public so they can be fixed should be what the government wants - and not punished with jail time.
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