Jacob Appelbaum

Biography

Jacob Appelbaum is a renowned American independent journalist and computer security researcher, born April 1, 1983. He was a core member of the Tor Project until stepping down over sexual abuse allegations in 2016, and collaborated with Edward Snowden's top-secret documents, which were published in Der Spiegel. A prolific artist, Appelbaum has represented WikiLeaks and worked with notable artists like Ai Weiwei and Laura Poitras.