Eric Corley, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Eric Corley

American magazine publisher

Date of Birth: 16-Dec-1959

Place of Birth: Suffolk County, New York, United States

Profession: computer scientist, journalist, radio personality

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

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About Eric Corley

  • Eric Gordon Corley (born December 16, 1959), also frequently referred to by his pen name of Emmanuel Goldstein, is a figure in the hacker community.
  • He directs the non-profit organization 2600 Enterprises, Inc., publishes a magazine called 2600: The Hacker Quarterly (which has associated monthly meet-ups around the world), and hosts the hacker convention Hackers on Planet Earth (HOPE).
  • His pseudonym is derived from the fictional opposition leader in George Orwell's dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four. In 1993, Corley testified before the United States House of Representatives Subcommittee on Telecommunications.
  • Corley was questioned in relation to the content of 2600 as part of discussions concerning the Digital Telephony Bill; also known as the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act.Corley is the editor of The Best of 2600: A Hacker Odyssey which was released July 2008.
  • The book consists of articles from the magazine 2600: The Hacker Quarterly set in chronological order to show the evolution of the internet and technology.
  • A follow-up book, Dear Hacker.
  • Letters to the Editor of 2600, was published in 2010.Corley is the host of both the weekly radio programs Off the Hook on WBAI-FM and Off the Wall on WUSB-FM.
  • While Off the Hook often includes a panel of guests and is frequently centered on technological topics, Off the Wall is usually narrated by Eric Corley himself and has covered a wide range of topics.
  • Off the Hook has been on the air since 1988.Corley directed the 2001 film Freedom Downtime, a documentary about the incarcerations of Kevin Mitnick and Bernie S that also examines alleged distortions in mainstream media coverage of Mitnick's case.

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