Lauren Weinstein (technology expert)
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Lauren Weinstein is an activist concerned with matters involving technology.
He has been quoted as an expert on Internet
and other technology issues by various media. He became involved with those issues in the early 1970s at the first site on the ARPANET
, which was located at UCLA. He was the co-founder of People For Internet Responsibility
(PFIR) and the co-founder of the Union for Representative International Internet Cooperation and Analysis (URIICA).
Weinstein has been a columnist
for Wired News
and a commentator on NPR
’s (National Public Radio) "Morning Edition
". He is also a frequent contributor to the "Inside Risks" column of the Communications of the ACM
and an active blog
ger.
He has been quoted as an expert on Internet
Internet
The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite to serve billions of users worldwide...
and other technology issues by various media. He became involved with those issues in the early 1970s at the first site on the ARPANET
ARPANET
The Advanced Research Projects Agency Network , was the world's first operational packet switching network and the core network of a set that came to compose the global Internet...
, which was located at UCLA. He was the co-founder of People For Internet Responsibility
People For Internet Responsibility
The People For Internet Responsibility is a global, ad hoc network of individuals concerned about the operations, development, management, and regulation of the Internet in responsible ways, co-founded by Lauren Weinstein and Peter G. Neumann....
(PFIR) and the co-founder of the Union for Representative International Internet Cooperation and Analysis (URIICA).
Weinstein has been a columnist
Columnist
A columnist is a journalist who writes for publication in a series, creating an article that usually offers commentary and opinions. Columns appear in newspapers, magazines and other publications, including blogs....
for Wired News
Wired News
Wired News is an online technology news website, formerly known as HotWired, that split off from Wired magazine when the magazine was purchased by Condé Nast Publishing in the 1990s. Wired News was owned by Lycos not long after the split, until Condé Nast purchased Wired News on July 11, 2006...
and a commentator on NPR
NPR
NPR, formerly National Public Radio, is a privately and publicly funded non-profit membership media organization that serves as a national syndicator to a network of 900 public radio stations in the United States. NPR was created in 1970, following congressional passage of the Public Broadcasting...
’s (National Public Radio) "Morning Edition
Morning Edition
Morning Edition is an American radio news program produced and distributed by National Public Radio . It airs weekday mornings and runs for two hours, and many stations repeat one or both hours. The show feeds live from 05:00 to 09:00 ET, with feeds and updates as required until noon...
". He is also a frequent contributor to the "Inside Risks" column of the Communications of the ACM
Communications of the ACM
Communications of the ACM is the flagship monthly journal of the Association for Computing Machinery . First published in 1957, CACM is sent to all ACM members, currently numbering about 80,000. The articles are intended for readers with backgrounds in all areas of computer science and information...
and an active blog
Blog
A blog is a type of website or part of a website supposed to be updated with new content from time to time. Blogs are usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video. Entries are commonly displayed in...
ger.