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Biography
Robb Topolski is Chief Technologist for the Open Technology Initiative of the New America Foundation and currently consults in the same role with the organizations Public Knowledge and Free Press.
His career includes 15 years in the fields of Software Testing and Quality Assurance at Intel Corporation and Quarterdeck Office Systems, with a focus on developing networking products. His experience with digital protocols spans over 25 years. In 2004, he was awarded the Certified Software Quality Engineer (CSQE) designation by the American Society of Quality (ASQ) and in 2006, he was named one of Microsoft’s Most Valued Professionals (MS-MVP) in the field of Networking. His 2008 report, NebuAd and Partner ISPs: Wiretapping, Forgery and Browser Hijacking, raised public awareness and helped launch congressional investigations into large-scale ISP use of DPI for commercial eavesdropping. In 2007, he proved that his ISP, Comcast, was using DPI to block peer-to-peer uploads, a discovery resulting in an FCC order to end the practice.
