[1] Let's Encrypt is a publicly accessible certificate authority that provides for free short-lived SSL certificates that browsers and other software would consider trustable, mediated through the automated ACME protocol. AI Objectives Institute looks to 'course correct' AI development He died of cancer leaving two sons, Mark from his marriage to Anne and David from his first marriage. You might not have heard of Peter Eckersley, PhD, but its very likely that youve relied on a cybersecurity innovation that he not only helped to found, but also to build and establish across the globe. [9], While at the Electronic Frontier Foundation, Eckersley started projects including Let's Encrypt, Privacy Badger, Certbot, HTTPS Everywhere, SSL Observatory and Panopticlick. Follow @NakedSecurity on Twitter for the latest computer security news. I went to bed last night and this can be discovered by searching, but sure: * Excess non-COVID deaths in the UK: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/ne [telegraph.co.uk] (paywall: https://archive.ph/VVQRL [archive.ph]), * Graph of excess deaths not involving COVID: https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplep [ons.gov.uk], The graphs look similar in the US and other Western nations. I'll be watching closely to see what his AI Objectives Institute produces. How Did Peter Cooper Die? Nashville Music Journalist Cause of Death His father, Alfred (d. 1895 of yellow fever), was a railway engineer then in charge of building the Grand Mexican Railway. [5] Although they made no secret of their liaison, his wife Stella was unaware of it until Reith's wife Muriel broke the news to her. He wasn't wrong. [12][13], From 2006 to 2018, Eckersley worked at the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) in roles including technology projects director, chief computer scientist, and head of AI policy. Peter Eckersley. From 1937 onwards Peter Eckersley worked for British Military Intelligence MI6 to help combat propaganda coming from Nazi Germany with British propaganda stations. (see below for a correction on Peter's age). [] You can find a very abbreviated version of this history in the Lets Encrypt paper, to which Peter and I both contributed. In recent years, Peter founded the AI Objectives Institute, with the aim of ensuring that we pick the right social and economic problems to solve with AI: We often pay more attention to how those goals are to be achieved than to what those goals should be in the first place. [2] There he met and married one of its stars, Anne Reid, who played Valerie Barlow. Thanks to the perseverance, personality and persuasiveness of Peter Eckersley and his co-creators, however, we dont hear those complaints much on Naked Security any more. 1 reference. [10][11], Eckersley moved to the United States, settling in San Francisco, California. Peter Eckersley | Stanford University. Dolly had separated from Edward Clark in 1925 and arranged for Eckersley to visit Germany on BBC business with Dolly to accompany him. He also produced the pilot of Wood and Walters, but died before the series was made. Peter Eckersley (1930-1981) - Find a Grave Memorial [17] He collaborated in that work with Aaron Swartz, another online privacy advocate with close ties to the Electronic Frontier Foundation.[12]. We've lost someone important here. "Raise a glass." In the sources I mentioned they clearly tell you that they're considering non-COVID excess mortality, which includes people who were infected with COVID at the time of death. Its very sad to leave at that age. If all you have to say is, Was he vaccinated?, whether you are hoping to be judgmental if he wasnt, or angry if he was, you clearly havent stopped to think about the zillion other things that he was and did which is actually what this article is about. Chrome and Edge fix zero-day security hole update now! Sad that such a talented person gets so little time Makes you think. 13 Years Ago: Type O Negative's Peter Steele Dies - Loudwire [citation needed] He was turned down for war work. Peter died at the hospital following complications from cancer. 'I got lucky, man.' Dennis Eckersley on surviving his tough times Friday the EFF's director of cybersecurity announced the sudden death of Eckersley at age 43. Like others have said, I didn't know him, but without him we wouldn't have LE which has changed encryption as we know it, taking it from being the preserve of companies with expensive certs to something everyone can use. Thank you and RIP Peter. We implemented one possible ngerprinting algorithm, and collected these Peter Eckersley has passed away (LetsEncrypt co-founder) FatGrizzly Member September 2022 in News CPN: Today, On 3rd September 2022 Peter Eckersley died a very sudden death, the reason for it unknown. We dont often write obituaries on Naked Security, but this is one of the times were going to. There. Wait, what? Peter Eckersley. Peter Sutcliffe, known as the Yorkshire Ripper, dies with coronavirus - CNN Still think about them from time to time, 20 years later. Peter Eckersley, may his memory be a blessing Praise schoen September 3, 2022, 6:06am #1 I'm devastated to report that Peter Eckersley ( @pde ), one of the original founders of Let's Encrypt, died earlier this evening at CPMC Davies Hospital in San Francisco. Right, those of us who insist on citations for absurd claims are the small minded ones. This is a tragic end to a brief and extraordinary life. British producer. I heard he was diagnosed with cancer Oh no! While I never knew him personally, he will be forever remembered as an original founder to movement used by millions now. [2], He Joined Marconi's Wireless Telegraph Co as the Head of the Experimental Section, Aircraft Department where he designed the Croydon Airport ground station transmitter.[2]. She also described how the prospect of filming sex scenes with James Bond star Daniel Craig for the 2003 film 'The Mother', about a woman's relationship with a younger man, reduced her to tears. One of the chief hassles with HTTPS, until Lets Encrypt came along, was well, simply put, the hassle of it all. Its about inhibiting the casual, continuous, warrantless surveillance of your web traffic by governments and cybercriminals alike.