Jon Johansen

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Jon Johansen

AKA Jon Lech Johansen

Born: 18-Nov-1983
Birthplace: Norway

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Occupation: Computer Programmer

Nationality: Norway
Executive summary: Wrote the DeCSS program to decrypt DVDs

One of the developers of the infamous DeCSS program, which decrypted DVDs so they could be played on Linux.

Father: Per Johan Johansen

EFF Pioneer Award 2002

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