Bruce Schneier

Bruce Schneier      (academic, author)
Born	1963-01-15
Citizenship	American
Alma mater	American University, University of Rochester
Member of	Electronic Frontier Foundation, Electronic Privacy Information Center
Interests	• cryptography • encryption • computers

Bruce Schneier is a leading expert on cryptography, who has written over a dozen books on the subject.

Opinions

Schneier is critical of the "war on terror". In 2008 he referred to the TSA and terms their policies as "security theater". In 2015 he wrote in The Atlantic on How the NSA Threatens National Security.

Commenting on a leaked copy of the Compliance with Court Orders Act, which he termed "the most braindead piece of legislation I've ever seen," he opined that whoever "wrote this either has no idea how technology works or just doesn't care."

September 11th

Schneier may not have directly stated his opinion about the September 11th attacks, but has remarked that "for me personally, Binney's decision to sign Architects & Engineers for 9/11 Truth's petition only increases his credibility."

 

A Quote by Bruce Schneier

Page	Quote	Date	Source
"War on Terror"	“The surest defense against terrorism is to refuse to be terrorized.”	August 2006	Schneier on Security

 

Event Participated in

Event	Start	End	Location(s)	Description
A New Initiative for Poland: A Future Leader in Securing the Fourth Industrial Revolution	16 January 2019	17 January 2019	Poland Warsaw	Conference in Poland in January 2019 planned by the Cyber Statecraft Initiative, sponsored by the Atlantic Council and Bank Polski.

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