Michael Schearer ("theprez98") is the author of the "Assault on Privacy" blog, which focuses on governmental intrusions into privacy rights. He also hosts monthly "Flex Your Rights' nights at Unallocated Space, a central Maryland hackerspace. Michael is a government contractor who spent nearly nine years in the United States Navy as an EA-6B Prowler Electronic Countermeasures Officer. His military experience includes aerial combat missions over both Afghanistan and Iraq and nine months on the ground doing counter-IED work with the U.S. Army. He is a graduate of Georgetown University's National Security Studies Program and a speaker at ShmooCon, DEFCON, HOPE, and other conferences. Michael is a licensed amateur radio operator and an active member of the Church of WiFi. He lives in Maryland with his wife and four children Twitter: theprez98