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Bruce Schneier | |
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Born | [1] New York City, U.S. | January 15, 1963
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Known for | Cryptography, security |
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Fields | Computer science |
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Website | www |
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Bruce Schneier (/ˈʃnaɪ.ər/; born January 15, 1963) is an American cryptographer, computer security professional, privacy specialist, and writer. Schneier is an Adjunct Lecturer in Public Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School[2] and a Fellow at the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society as of November, 2013.[3] He is a board member of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, Access Now, and The Tor Project; and an advisory board member of Electronic Privacy Information Center and VerifiedVoting.org. He is the author of several books on general security topics, computer security and cryptography and is a squid enthusiast.[4]
In 2015, Schneier received the EPIC Lifetime Achievement Award from Electronic Privacy Information Center.[5]