Finn Brunton

Finn Brunton is a professor in Science and Technology Studies and Cinema and Digital Media at the University of California, Davis, previously an assistant professor at New York University in the Department of Media, Culture, and Communication. He specializes in the history and theory of computing, digital media, cryptography, cryptocurrencies, and surveillance technologies. His notable books include Spam: A Shadow History of the Internet, Obfuscation: A User’s Guide for Privacy and Protest (co-authored with Helen Nissenbaum), and Digital Cash: The Unknown History of the Anarchists, Technologists, and Utopians Who Created Cryptocurrency.