Andy Yen is building an encrypted email program that lets everyone benefit from private communication.
Why you should listen
A physicist and economist by training, since 2010 Andy has been part of the ATLAS experiment at CERN, where his research focus has been on searches for supersymmetric particles. He is translating his experience in large-scale computing to build the infrastructure that is used to run ProtonMail.
What others say
It's clear that we are under observation by both governments and corporations, and we can't just sit on the sidelines -- privacy is too important for democracy. We are computer scientists, we can do something, so we decided to try.
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Why we should all care about encryption. Really
March 12, 2015
Computer scientist and founder of encrypted email service, ProtonMail, Andy Yen argues that privacy is a fundamental right that should not be squandered in the name of security.
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Technological hopes and fears: A recap of session 2 of TEDGlobal 2014
October 7, 2014
Technology fuels social movements and opens up opportunities for political change. But at the same time, technology can radically compromise our privacy. In Session 2, speakers explore both potentials, with surprising conclusions. Below, recaps of the talks in this session. In 2011, a single email launched a worldwide movement against wealth inequality. Yet three years on, Occupy hasn’t delivered on its utopian […]
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Digital Reboot: A sneak peek of session 2 at TEDGlobal 2014
October 7, 2014
How do our individual online lives influence the larger structures of society? We begin this session with a multi-faceted look at how digital platforms help shape movements, and how the call for change can transform into something with staying power. From there, we shift to a discussion of surveillance and the need for privacy—an issue […]
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