We are saddened to announce the death of Peter Daniel Eckersley, an Australian computer scientist, computer security researcher, and activist whose death occured on Sept. 2 at age 43.
Eckersley’s death was announced by one of his former colleagues, Seth Schoen;
Eckersley was prominent in internet privacy and was openly critical of web tracking technologies and companies that use them.
Peter Eckersley age
Peter was born on 15 June 1979 and died on 2 September 2022 at age 43.
Peter Eckersley height
Peter was of average height. He was 1.61m tall.
Peter Eckersley cause of death
What was Peter Eckersley’s cause of death? Eckersley was diagnosed with cancer on 31 August, but died of complications during pre-operative preparations to treat the disease.
Peter Eckersley wife
Peter’s marital status is unknown.
Peter Eckersley children
There’s also no mention of his children so it’s not known if the computer scientist had children.
Peter Eckersley net worth
What was Peter Eckersley’s net worth at death? At time of death, Eckersley had an estimated net worth of $9 million.
From 2006 to 2018, Eckersley worked at the Electronic Frontier Foundation, including as chief computer scientist and head of AI policy.
In 2018 he left the EFF to become director of research at the Partnership on AI, a position he held until 2020. In 2021 he co-founded the AI Objectives Institute.
While at the Electronic Frontier Foundation, Eckersley started projects including Let’s Encrypt, Privacy Badger, Certbot, HTTPS Everywhere, SSL Observatory, and Panopticlick.
Eckersley was an outspoken advocate on topics including internet privacy, net neutrality, and the ethics of artificial intelligence.