Christopher Soghoian Biography

Could a hacker, stalker, or government agent be manipulating your computer's webcam? They could be. Christopher Soghoian can advise you on how to protect yourself and your loved ones against these and other types of privacy risks. Dr. Christopher Soghoian, dubbed the "Ralph Nader of the Internet" by Wired Magazine and one of Politico Magazine's top thinkers, doers, and visionaries transforming American politics, is "the most prominent of a new breed of activist technology researchers" (The Economist), "who have risen to prominence by showing how tedious technical flaws can affect ordinary people." Soghoian has a history of taking extraordinary efforts to reveal surveillance programs and push for the adoption of technical solutions that can safeguard us all, motivated by understanding of how cyber security weaknesses may be exploited by governments and criminals. Soghoian has recently revealed the existence and deployment of "StingRays," a military-grade surveillance device currently utilized by the FBI and police departments around the country to monitor cell phones. He stated that the FBI has a specific hacking squad capable of remotely activating cameras and microphones in computers and mobile phones. He also described how the FBI impersonated the Associated Press in an attempt to get into one of the targets' computers. Soghoian's studies and advocacy have compelled government agencies and companies to improve their cybersecurity policies, as well as sparked numerous significant national discussions on privacy, cybersecurity, and surveillance problems. Indeed, citing Soghoian's study on government mobile phone eavesdropping, one senior federal judge noted that "1984 may have arrived a little later than expected, but it's finally here." In a world where data is king, Soghoian sheds a light on the flaws in ever-evolving government and business policies that jeopardize our personal information, personal liberties, and overall security. For his audiences, Soghoian, who is straightforward, confident, focused, and unyielding (Wired), sets out preventative, concrete actions to mitigate privacy concerns. Soghoian is the American Civil Liberties Union's Principal Technologist for the Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project, as well as a Visiting Fellow at Yale Law School's Information Society Project. He was formerly the Federal Trade Commission's Division of Privacy and Identity Protection's first in-house technical advisor. Soghoian is a TED Senior Fellow and a former Open Society Foundations Fellow as well as a fellow at Harvard University's Berkman Center for Internet & Society. He has been named a Washingtonian Magazine “Tech Titan,” an MIT Technology Review “Top Innovator Under 35,” and an IEEE Spectrum “Engineering Hero.” He received his Ph.D. in Informatics from Indiana University and his M.S. in Security Informatics from The Johns Hopkins University.

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