Michael Schearer ("theprez98") is the founder of MyFreeState and the Assault on Privacy, projects which document abuses of freedom and liberty. He is a Senior Penetration Tester at Booz Allen and a law student at UDC- DCSL. He spent nearly nine years in the Navy as an EA-6B Prowler ECMO. His military experience includes aerial combat missions over Afghanistan and Iraq and nine months on the ground doing counter-IED with the Army. He is a graduate of Georgetown’s National Security Studies Program and a speaker at ShmooCon, DEFCON, HOPE, and other conferences. Michael lives in Maryland with his wife and children.

Michael Schearer ("theprez98") is the founder of MyFreeState and the Assault on Privacy, projects which document abuses of freedom and liberty. He is a Senior Penetration Tester at Booz Allen and a law student at UDC- DCSL. He spent nearly nine years in the Navy as an EA-6B Prowler ECMO. His military experience includes aerial combat missions over Afghanistan and Iraq and nine months on the ground doing counter-IED with the Army. He is a graduate of Georgetown’s National Security Studies Program and a speaker at ShmooCon, DEFCON, HOPE, and other conferences. Michael lives in Maryland with his wife and children.