John Markoff has been covering tech since the 1970s, first in the Bay Area and now for the New York Times. He may be best known for his role in the takedown of hacker Kevin Mitnick.
Why you should listen to him:
John Markoff has spent his career covering Silicon Valley, starting at tech papers, moving to the old SF Examiner, and ending up at the New York Times. He reports on the deeper policy issues behind technological changes -- with fascinating sidelines into computer-enabled crime. His best-known work revolves around hacker Kevin Mitnick, whose exploits are chronicled in Takedown, the book Markoff wrote with the man who actually took Mitnick down, Tsutomu Shimomura.
His latest book is What the Dormouse Said, which tells the story of how the 1960s counterculture spawned the computer revolution.
"He gained some notoriety several years ago when he stated that he thought blogs might be the CB radio of the 21st century. He still believes that."New York Times
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