Paolo Cirio_

Paolo Cirio (born 1979) is an Italian conceptual artist, hacktivist and cultural critic. Cirio's work embodies hacker ethics, such as open access, privacy policies, and the critique of economic, legal, and political models. He has proposed improved public policies in such fields through activist campaigns. He has received a number of legal threats for his Internet art performances, which include practices such as hacking, piracy, leaking sensitive information, identity theft, and cyber attacks. Paolo has been awarded the first prize at Ars Electronica in 2014 by the Golden Nica and the Eyebeam Fellowship in 2012, among other recognitions.