The unlikely hero who stood up to the government

Mark Klein, the AT&T technician who blew the whistle on one of the most extensive illegal surveillance operations in American history, has died. He was 79.

Without him there would be no Chipzilla or PC revolution

The bloke who led Intel in its key transition from memory outfit to PC chip supremo, Andy Grove has died, he was 79.

Privacy campaigner extraordinary

Caspar Bowden, the bloke who had a key role in defining and defending digital privacy for the last 20 years has died from cancer.