Jérémie Zimmermann (born 1978) is a French computer science engineer and co-founder of the Paris-based La Quadrature du Net, a citizen advocacy group defending fundamental freedoms online[1] as well as a co-founder of Hacking With Care, a "collective composed of hackers-activists, caregivers, artists, sociologist, growing quite literally by contact and affinity".[2]

Zimmermann in 2013

Life

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He appeared with Julian Assange on Episode 8 and Episode 9 of The World Tomorrow, "Cypherpunks: 1/2".[3][4]

He is a contributor to Julian Assange's 2012 book Cypherpunks: Freedom and the Future of the Internet along with Jacob Appelbaum and Andy Müller-Maguhn (OR Books, ISBN 978-1-939293-00-8).[5]

Awards

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He was awarded the 2012 EFF Pioneer Award, together with other persons and groups.[6]

References

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  Media related to Jérémie Zimmermann at Wikimedia Commons