11 Facts About Emily Gorcenski

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Emily Gorcenski was born on 1982 and is an American data scientist and activist who now resides in Germany.

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Emily Gorcenski attended Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute where she studied aeronautical and mechanical engineering before graduating with a degree in mathematics.

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Emily Gorcenski told The Intercept that she had been victim to transphobic harassment from before the rally in Charlottesville.

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Emily Gorcenski was swatted in October 2017 after the rally's organizer Jason Kessler reportedly doxed her.

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In 2018, due to safety concerns, Emily Gorcenski left Charlottesville for Berlin, Germany, where she now resides.

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Emily Gorcenski created the website 'First Vigil' to track the trial information of white nationalists and associated individuals.

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Emily Gorcenski was named one of the fifty most influential feminists in 2018 by Bitch magazine for her work in creating First Vigil.

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In 2016, Emily Gorcenski criticized the ethics of a study by an independent researcher who released the private information on approximately 70,000 users of the dating website OkCupid.

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Emily Gorcenski covered the issue in a discussion with Sarah Jeong at Mozfest in 2017.

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Emily Gorcenski sometimes speaks about the ethics of emerging technology, such as consumer internet of things devices.

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In 2016, Emily Gorcenski explored software quality controls for electronic voting machines, expressing concern for the apparent lack of mandatory standards.