Lance Cottrell
Lance Cottrell develops Internet privacy systems. Cottrell launched the commercial privacy service, Anonymizer.com, in 1995[1] while studying towards a PhD in Astrophysics at the University of California, San Diego. Cottrell was the original coder for the Mixmaster anonymous remailer[2][3] and designed version 1 Mixmaster Protocol.[4] As president of Anonymizer.com and in conjunction with the EFF, Cottrell established the Kosovo Privacy Project[5] which, using Anonymizer.com services, allowed individuals to report from the 1999 Kosovo war zone without fear of retaliation.
Cottrell's company Anonymizer Inc. was acquired by Abraxas Corporation in April 2008[6][7] and Cottrell now serves as Chief Scientist for the company.
Cottrell is a noted privacy advocate and has appeared in dozens of interviews on radio, TV, and in print, as well as speaking at numerous conferences.[8]
Education[edit]
- Ph.D. in Physics at University of California, San Diego in 2008
- MS Physics at University of California, San Diego in 1995
- BA Physics at University of California, Santa Cruz in 1991
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ Official Anonymizer.com company management page.
- ↑ [1]
- ↑ [2]
- ↑ http://mixmaster.sourceforge.net/manpage.html
- ↑ Kosovo Privacy Project referenced in a letter in The Information Society, 15(2)
- ↑ "Abraxas acquires Anonymizer, Inc". Help Net Security. 2008-05-02. Retrieved 2020-05-21.
- ↑ Center, Michael Kassner in Data; May 6, in Networking on; 2008; Pst, 9:23 Am. "Anonymizer is purchased by Abraxas, a security consulting firm". TechRepublic. Retrieved 2020-05-21.
- ↑ [3]
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