Detlef Borchers is a freelance computer journalist writing for Heise in Germany and Neue Zürcher Zeitung in Switzerland. He is writing about computers and society, especially about the role and impact of large computing projects on society. He covers privacy issues in health telematics, automotive telematics and video surveillance. Additionally he writes about intellectual property. He holds an M.A. in mass communication research.
independent policy strategist, journalist, co-founder, Public Knowledge, Fellow at the Tomales Bay Institute & author of "Silent Theft: The Private Plunder of Our Common Wealth," Amherst, MA