[SIGCIS-Members] Daniel Kaminsky obit

[Brian Berg]

Yes, I heard about DanKam's passing, and then read this excellent *NY
Times* obit.
Yesterday's *San Francisco Chronicle* had a story as well that included
some more personal info and some truly endearing perspectives I had not
seen elsewhere re: Dan's moral compass - see attached.

Dan was on the organizing committee of an annual gathering that originated
with the start of the personal computer revolution in 1975: the Asilomar
Microcomputer Workshop - www.amw.org  We just had our annual event
(virtually of course) and Dan's passing rested particularly heavy on the
heads of a number of our attendees.  He was on our organizing committee
from 2011-2015, and one of his talks was about testifying in front of
Congress in 2012 about internet security.  You can find entries for his
extensive involvement during these years here
<http://amw.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/AMW1975-2019.pdf>.

A number of the attendees recounted his kindness and lack of any ego when
he attended numerous security-related conferences and gatherings, including
Paul Vixie who is included in the *NY Times* story.  I recall the large
entourage that always accompanied "DanKam" - as well as his sly smile.  I
shall miss that guy, and now I am incredibly respectful of his ethical
backbone.
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On Sat, May 1, 2021 at 8:35 AM Jonathan Coopersmith <j-coopersmith at tamu.edu>
wrote:

> Both an important person and a delightfully written obit of someone who
> died tragically young
>
> https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/27/technology/daniel-kaminsky-dead.html
>
> Stay sane, keep washing those hands, and practice social solidarity as
> well as physical distancing,
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> Jonathan
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