Bruce Schneier

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Bruce Schneier
Schneier in 2013
Born	(1963-01-15) January 15, 1963 (age 61)[1] New York City, US
Alma mater	American University University of Rochester
Known for	Cryptography, security
Scientific career
Fields	Computer science
Institutions	Harvard University Counterpane Internet Security Bell Labs United States Department of Defense BT Group
Website	www.schneier.com
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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]