Eric Gordon Corley (born December 16, 1959), also frequently referred to by his pen name of Emmanuel Goldstein, is a figure in the

hacker A hacker is a person skilled in information technology who uses their technical knowledge to achieve a goal or overcome an obstacle, within a computerized system by non-standard means. Though the term ''hacker'' has become associated in popu ...

community. He directs the non-profit organization 2600 Enterprises, Inc., publishes a magazine called '' 2600: The Hacker Quarterly'' (which has associated monthly meet-ups around the world), and hosts the hacker convention

Hackers on Planet Earth The Hackers on Planet Earth (HOPE) conference series is a hacker convention sponsored by the security hacker magazine ''2600: The Hacker Quarterly'' that until 2020 was typically held at Hotel Pennsylvania, in Manhattan, New York City. Occur ...

(HOPE). His pseudonym is derived from the fictional

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in George Orwell's

dystopian novel Utopian and dystopian fiction are genres of speculative fiction that explore social and political structures. Utopian fiction portrays a setting that agrees with the author's ethos, having various attributes of another reality intended to appeal to ...

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''. In 1993, Corley testified before the

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Subcommittee on Telecommunications. Corley was questioned in relation to the content of ''2600'' as part of discussions concerning the Digital Telephony Bill; also known as the

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. Corley is the editor of ''The Best of 2600: A Hacker Odyssey'' which was released July 2008. The book consists of articles from the magazine '' 2600: The Hacker Quarterly'' set in chronological order to show the evolution of the internet and technology. A follow-up book, ''Dear Hacker. Letters to the Editor of 2600'', was published in 2010. Corley is the host of both the weekly radio programs ''Off the Hook'' on

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-FM and ''Off the Wall'' on WUSB-FM. While ''Off the Hook'' often includes a panel of guests and is frequently centered on technological topics, ''Off the Wall'' is usually narrated by Eric Corley himself and has covered a wide range of topics. ''Off the Hook'' has been on the air since 1988. Corley directed the 2001 film ''

Freedom Downtime ''Freedom Downtime'' is a 2001 documentary film sympathetic to the convicted computer hacker Kevin Mitnick, directed by Emmanuel Goldstein and produced by 2600 Films. The documentary centers on the fate of Mitnick, who is claimed to have been mi ...

'', a documentary about the incarcerations of

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and

Bernie S Bernie S. (born Edward Cummings) is a computer hacker living in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was a regular panelist on the WBAI radio show '' Off the Hook''. In 2001 he appeared in '' Freedom Downtime'', a documentary produced by 2600 Films. Conf ...

that also examines alleged distortions in mainstream media coverage of Mitnick's case.

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2600 Magazine

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Corley: "WikiLeaks is Not One Person, We Are All the Threat"
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