Rebecca MacKinnon

Rebecca MacKinnon

Rebecca MacKinnon is a University of California Freedom of Speech and Civic Engagement Fellow and a University of California San Diego Pacific Leadership Fellow in the 2019–2020 academic year. In addition, she is the director of Ranking Digital Rights (RDR), which is...
Michael Geist

Michael Geist

Michael Geist is the Chair of the Canada Research in Internet and E-commerce Law, and he is a member of the Centre for Law, Technology and Society at the University of Ottawa, where he is also a law professor. He earned his Bachelor of Laws degree from Osgoode Law...
Timothy B. Lee

Timothy B. Lee

Timothy B. Lee is a reporter at Ars Technica who focuses on various topics within the technology industry. Among these topics, he regularly covers policy, emerging challenges that arise from transportation disruption, and blockchain. Timothy B. Lee has written for Ars...
Vint Cerf

Vint Cerf

Vint Cerf is considered one of the “fathers of the Internet” and is a widely respected internet trailblazer. One of his main early accomplishments was the role he played in establishing the first commercial email system which led to the adoption of the channel that we...
Kevin Kelly

Kevin Kelly

Kevin Kelly is the Senior Maverick for Wired, which he co-founded 25 years ago. In addition, he is the editor and publisher of the website, Cool Tools. He is well known and admired for his insight into technology and how it impacts history, biology, and society. He is...
Joanne McNeil

Joanne McNeil

Joanne McNeil is an American writer who explores the ways that technology has an impact on art, literature, and society. Her book, Lurking: How a Person Became a User, goes through the history of the Internet from the perspective of the experiences of users. The...