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Tom Vogt
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Tom Vogt is a German computer security expert, video game developer hobbyist and civil rights activist. His primary contributions to the computer security field are his contibuted patches for Apache and MySQL policies in Security-Enhanced Linux (SELinux), as well as an SELinux policy for Subversion, and his research on virus propagation and malware development, e.g. in . Like other researchers, Vogt predicted in 2005 many of the features of the 2007 "superworm" Storm, including decentralized control, the use of cryptographic signatures, and stealth propagation. He was also involved in the DeCSS affair, and was among those sued by the DVD CCA.. He hosted one of the primary mirrors for DeCSS and hosted a mailing list that was used by the defendants and their supporters. Vogt was active in the digital civil rights movement for several years, and worked with others on the creation of a European EFF branch, which also laid the groundworks for the later founding of EDRI. As a game developer, Vogt has published several online games, including SpellMaster and BattleMaster. He was also a beta tester for Tribes 2, and a member of the Tribes 2 mapping scene.. Major publications * (2003/2004) * (2003/2004) 
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