Peter t, the well-known and admired computer scientist who worked on numerous popular projects including Let’s Encrypt, Privacy Badger and HTTPS Everywhere, has died after being diagnosed with colon cancer. He was just 44.
Peter earned a PhD in computer science and law at the University of Melbourne in his native Australia, before moving to San Francisco. In 2006 he was hired by the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), where he worked in several positions, including chief computer scientist and head of AI policy.