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Read this article by Declan McCullagh on CNET News.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/news.cnet.com\/8301-13578_3-57577520-38\/aarons-law-rewrite-backfires-reformers-now-on-defensive\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">See on news.cnet.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>See on Scoop.it &#8211; Rights &amp; Liberties Congressional sausage-making in Washington threatens to rewrite a controversial anti-hacking law used against the late Aaron Swartz &ndash; by replacing it with an even more Draconian version. 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