John Perry Barlow

John Perry Barlow was a prominent internet thinker, lyricist for the Grateful Dead, and early advocate for digital rights. He co-founded the Electronic Frontier Foundation, championing privacy, free expression, and open access online. Barlow believed that the internet could empower individuals and require new laws that respect digital freedoms. His work helped shape policies around internet civil liberties, emphasizing that the digital world should remain a space for free and open communication, much like the physical world.