Rodrigo Bijou is an information security, threat, security analytics and privacy technology researcher. He has received the title Global Privacy Scholar from the International Association of Personal Data Protection Professionals (International Association of Privacy Professionals). In addition to the above, he is also a Watson Fellow for εξερεύνηση of “Trust in Technology.”
Bijou has worked in the past as a security adviser to financial and technology industries such as Palantir.
When not dealing with hacking, Rodrigo writes policy analysis in reputable security journals such as IHS Jane's Intelligence Review and the Harvard Law Review.
Rodrigo Bijou gave an amazing lecture at TED entitled: "Governments do not understand cyber warfare. We need hackers.” The original title of the lecture is: “Governments don't understand cyber warfare. We need hackers” and it is on TED. You can watch the video with Greek subtitles below.
The Internet has transformed the first lines of war, leaving behind governments. As security analyst Rodrigo Bijou shows, modern conflict is happening on the internet between non-governmental groups, activists and private businesses, and the digital landscape is proving to be a fertile ground for the recruitment and radicalization of terrorists.
Meanwhile, Draconian tracking programs are fully exploitable.
Bijou urges governments to stop massive monitoring programs and shut down "backdoors" and makes a bold appeal to individuals to take their seats.
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Translation: Chryssa Rapessi
Editor: Angela Nevsechirlioglou
