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⚫ | '''Sean Hastings''' (born 1969) is an [[entrepreneur]],<ref name=":0">{{cite news |first=John |last=Markoff |title=Rebel Outpost on the Fringes of Cyberspace |url=https://www.nytimes.com/library/tech/00/06/biztech/articles/04have.html |work=The New York Times |date=June 4, 2000 |accessdate=May 2, 2009 |archive-date=April 24, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060424103809/http://www.nytimes.com/library/tech/00/06/biztech/articles/04have.html |url-status=live }}</ref> [[cypherpunk]] author,<ref name=":1">{{cite news |first=Thomas |last=Fischermann |title=Die Piraten des 21. Jahrhunderts |url=http://www.zeit.de/2003/50/Cypherpunks |work=Die Zeit |date=April 12, 2003 |accessdate=May 2, 2009 |archive-date=February 21, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090221150648/http://www.zeit.de/2003/50/Cypherpunks |url-status=live }}</ref> and security expert.<ref name=":2">{{cite news |title=Privat war gestern |url=http://www.zeit.de/2008/20/II-Gesellschaft_-InterviewHastings |work=Die Zeit |date=August 5, 2008 |accessdate=May 2, 2009 |archive-date=June 16, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080616044034/http://www.zeit.de/2008/20/II-Gesellschaft_-InterviewHastings? |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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== Work == |
== Work == |
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In 1997, Hastings worked on cryptographic protocols and tools free of U.S. [[Export of cryptography|cryptographic export restrictions]] with Vincent Cate, who started the International Conference on Financial Cryptography in Anguilla that same year.<ref>{{cite |
In 1997, Hastings worked on [[Cryptography|cryptographic]] protocols and tools free of U.S. [[Export of cryptography|cryptographic export restrictions]] with [[Vincent Cate]], who started the International Conference on Financial Cryptography in Anguilla that same year.<ref name=":3">{{cite magazine |first=Charles |last=Platt |title=Plotting Away in Margaritaville |url=https://www.wired.com/wired/archive/5.07/crypto.html |magazine=Wired |date=July 1997 |accessdate=May 2, 2009 |archive-date=August 18, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090818170843/http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/5.07/crypto.html |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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⚫ | Hastings founded [[HavenCo]] in 2000, originally incorporating in his country of residence, [[Anguilla]],<ref>{{cite news |first=Mark |last=Ward |title=Offshore and offline? |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/778267.stm |work=BBC News |date=June 5, 2000 |accessdate=May 2, 2009 |archive-date=February 2, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090202215614/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/778267.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> before a second incorporation in the [[Channel Islands]]. Hastings was the CEO;<ref>{{cite news |title=Stranger Than Paradise |url=http://www.onthemedia.org/transcripts/2005/05/20/03 |work=On the Media |publisher=NPR |date=May 20, 2005 |accessdate=May 2, 2009 |archive-date=October 25, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081025035746/http://www.onthemedia.org/transcripts/2005/05/20/03 |url-status=live }}</ref> other co-founders included [[Ryan Lackey]] and [[Sameer Parekh]]. Immediately following its public launch, HavenCo was the subject of a great deal of press coverage, including Hastings' appearance, along with several cofounders and the "royal family" of the self-proclaimed, unrecognized [[micronation]] of [[Principality of Sealand|Sealand]], on the cover of [[Wired (magazine)|Wired]]'s July 2000 issue,<ref>{{cite magazine |title=The Ultimate Offshore Startup |url=https://www.wired.com/wired/archive/8.07/full.html |magazine=Wired |date=July 2000 |accessdate=May 2, 2009 |archive-date=October 29, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091029143806/http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/8.07/full.html |url-status=live }}</ref> before the company was entirely nationalised by the government of Sealand in 2002, after commercial failure and mounting tensions.<ref>{{cite news |title=Death of a data haven: cypherpunks, WikiLeaks, and the world's smallest nation |url=https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2012/03/sealand-and-havenco.ars |work=Ars Technica |author=James Grimmelmann |date=March 27, 2012<!-- 20:00--> |accessdate=April 16, 2012 |archive-date=April 15, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120415145046/http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2012/03/sealand-and-havenco.ars |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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⚫ | Hastings founded [[HavenCo]] in 2000, originally incorporating in his country of residence, [[Anguilla]],<ref>{{cite news |first=Mark |last=Ward |title=Offshore and offline? |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/778267.stm |work=BBC News |date=June 5, 2000 |accessdate=May 2, 2009}}</ref> before a second incorporation in the [[Channel Islands]]. Hastings was the CEO;<ref>{{cite news |title=Stranger Than Paradise |url=http://www.onthemedia.org/transcripts/2005/05/20/03 |work=On the Media |publisher=NPR |date=May 20, 2005 |accessdate=May 2, 2009}}</ref> other co-founders included [[Ryan Lackey]] and [[Sameer Parekh]]. Immediately following its public launch, HavenCo was the subject of a great deal of press coverage, including Hastings appearance, along with several cofounders and the "royal family" of [[Sealand]], on the cover of [[Wired (magazine)|Wired]]'s July 2000 issue |
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In 2002, Hastings began work on [[seasteading]] with [[Patri Friedman]], a project aimed at building floating communities free from the restrictions of current governments.<ref>{{cite book |title=Micronations |last=Ryan |first=John | |
In 2002, Hastings began work on [[seasteading]] with [[Patri Friedman]], a project aimed at building floating communities free from the restrictions of current governments.<ref>{{cite book |title=Micronations |last=Ryan |first=John |author2=George Dunford |author3=Simon Sellars |year=2006 |publisher=Lonely Planet |isbn=978-1-74104-730-1 |page=13}}</ref> This collaboration continued through 2009, including a talk by Hastings at the [[Seasteading Institute]]'s annual conference.<ref>[http://seasteading.org/blogs/main/2009/12/02/sean-hastings-experiences-with-havenco-and-sealand Sean Hastings - Experiences with HavenCo and SeaLand] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100216062744/http://seasteading.org/blogs/main/2009/12/02/sean-hastings-experiences-with-havenco-and-sealand |date=2010-02-16 }} Seasteading Institute, February 12, 2009</ref> |
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Hastings is the cofounder, with [[Eric S. Raymond]], of |
Hastings is the cofounder, with [[Eric S. Raymond]], of Green-Span, an [[Open source software|open source]] infrastructure for [[trust management (information system)|trust]] and [[reputation management]], begun in March 2009. |
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Hastings is also the author, with Paul Rosenberg, of a book, ''God Wants You Dead'' (Vera Verba, 2007; ISBN |
Hastings is also the author, with Paul Rosenberg, of a book, ''God Wants You Dead'' (Vera Verba, 2007; {{ISBN|978-0-9796011-1-8}}) which takes a look at the lighter side of [[atheism]] and [[Anarchism|anarchy]], and was executive producer and an actor for ''The Last Generation to Die'' a short film about near future immortality technology.<ref>{{IMDb title|qid=Q127694737|title=The Last Generation to Die}}</ref> |
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== References == |
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* [http://www.seanhastings.com/ Official web site] |
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* [http://www.whysean.com/ Blog] |
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Latest revision as of 15:03, 9 August 2024
Sean Hastings (born 1969) is an entrepreneur,[1] cypherpunk author,[2] and security expert.[3]
Work
[edit]In 1997, Hastings worked on cryptographic protocols and tools free of U.S. cryptographic export restrictions with Vincent Cate, who started the International Conference on Financial Cryptography in Anguilla that same year.[4]
Hastings founded HavenCo in 2000, originally incorporating in his country of residence, Anguilla,[5] before a second incorporation in the Channel Islands. Hastings was the CEO;[6] other co-founders included Ryan Lackey and Sameer Parekh. Immediately following its public launch, HavenCo was the subject of a great deal of press coverage, including Hastings' appearance, along with several cofounders and the "royal family" of the self-proclaimed, unrecognized micronation of Sealand, on the cover of Wired's July 2000 issue,[7] before the company was entirely nationalised by the government of Sealand in 2002, after commercial failure and mounting tensions.[8]
In 2002, Hastings began work on seasteading with Patri Friedman, a project aimed at building floating communities free from the restrictions of current governments.[9] This collaboration continued through 2009, including a talk by Hastings at the Seasteading Institute's annual conference.[10]
Hastings is the cofounder, with Eric S. Raymond, of Green-Span, an open source infrastructure for trust and reputation management, begun in March 2009.
Hastings is also the author, with Paul Rosenberg, of a book, God Wants You Dead (Vera Verba, 2007; ISBN 978-0-9796011-1-8) which takes a look at the lighter side of atheism and anarchy, and was executive producer and an actor for The Last Generation to Die a short film about near future immortality technology.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ Markoff, John (June 4, 2000). "Rebel Outpost on the Fringes of Cyberspace". The New York Times. Archived from the original on April 24, 2006. Retrieved May 2, 2009.
- ^ Fischermann, Thomas (April 12, 2003). "Die Piraten des 21. Jahrhunderts". Die Zeit. Archived from the original on February 21, 2009. Retrieved May 2, 2009.
- ^ "Privat war gestern". Die Zeit. August 5, 2008. Archived from the original on June 16, 2008. Retrieved May 2, 2009.
- ^ Platt, Charles (July 1997). "Plotting Away in Margaritaville". Wired. Archived from the original on August 18, 2009. Retrieved May 2, 2009.
- ^ Ward, Mark (June 5, 2000). "Offshore and offline?". BBC News. Archived from the original on February 2, 2009. Retrieved May 2, 2009.
- ^ "Stranger Than Paradise". On the Media. NPR. May 20, 2005. Archived from the original on October 25, 2008. Retrieved May 2, 2009.
- ^ "The Ultimate Offshore Startup". Wired. July 2000. Archived from the original on October 29, 2009. Retrieved May 2, 2009.
- ^ James Grimmelmann (March 27, 2012). "Death of a data haven: cypherpunks, WikiLeaks, and the world's smallest nation". Ars Technica. Archived from the original on April 15, 2012. Retrieved April 16, 2012.
- ^ Ryan, John; George Dunford; Simon Sellars (2006). Micronations. Lonely Planet. p. 13. ISBN 978-1-74104-730-1.
- ^ Sean Hastings - Experiences with HavenCo and SeaLand Archived 2010-02-16 at the Wayback Machine Seasteading Institute, February 12, 2009
- ^ The Last Generation to Die at IMDb