Brianna Wu

In software engineering, we have the term 'technical debt.' When you don't do a job correctly, unaddressed problems become harder and harder to solve. ”

I don't want to be a hardware engineer. That seems like a terrible job. ”

I've spent a career working in tech as a software engineer. And I believe regulated markets are the best way to build and deliver innovative products. ”

Competition in the American tech sector is being gobbled up by the largest players, and it's threatening our entire industry. ”

Without competition, Silicon Valley will stop taking risks and will stop innovating. ”

The real question is whether or not the communities that rule the Internet can make their spaces safer for users, especially women and minorities. ”

Gamergate was the proto-alt right. ”

Justice for all does not apply when women use the Internet. ”

Prosecuting Gamergate is not about justice for me or the women of Giant Spacekat. It's about introducing consequences into the equation for men that treat harassing women like a game. ”

We need to introduce civil liability for companies that ship products with reckless security vulnerabilities. ”