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And read how he broke into the whole Western Internet Security system at age eleven. (Taught himself to code when he was four!)

Fascinating story. (Note that this amazing man refused to become a billionaire because he said it would have been immoral to profit from basic safety precautions needed by all)

And the list of his private and personally directed philanthropy defy belief. (Much of his beneficence came in the form of his technical genius - he simply invented a new technology to overcome the handicaps brought to his attention.)

The cause of this man's death (at 42)?
Diabetes. Frowner

Daniel Kaminsky - saved internet security


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Amazing guy. A nerd's nerd. I remember all of these issues, but had forgotten about his connection to it all.
 
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Wow, age 42. What a loss. He was not just a nerd's nerd, but a true anti-hero, emphasis on hero.
 
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