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'''Ben Butler''' is Director of Global Policy at [[GoDaddy]], where he is responsible for creation, coordination, and enforcement of internal and public policies relating to security, privacy, and abuse.  Prior to this role, he served as a Director of IT Security Operations and Privacy where he was responsible for the teams that create and maintain systems for security operations, data privacy, security content, and user administration.  He is especially passionate about keeping the internet a safe and enjoyable place for children.  He also is responsible for efforts to identify, investigate, report, and remove child abuse content. He has been with GoDaddy since December 2001, previously as the Director of Network Abuse.<ref name="linkedin">[http://www.linkedin.com/pub/ben-butler/5/506/a73 Ben Butler, LinkedIn.com]</ref>

'''Ben Butler''' was the Director of Global Policy at [[GoDaddy]], where he was responsible for the creation, coordination, and enforcement of internal and public policies relating to security, privacy, and abuse.  Prior to this role, he served as a Director of IT Security Operations and Privacy where he was responsible for the teams that create and maintain systems for security operations, data privacy, security content, and user administration.  He was especially passionate about keeping the internet a safe and enjoyable place for children.  He was responsible for efforts to identify, investigate, report, and remove child abuse content. He worked at GoDaddy starting December 2001, previously as the Director of Network Abuse.<ref name="linkedin">[http://www.linkedin.com/pub/ben-butler/5/506/a73 Ben Butler, LinkedIn.com]</ref>

Butler has been involved with [[ICANN]] as a member of [[SSAC]] since 2013.<ref name="intake">ICANNWiki - ICANN 52 Intake Form, February 2015.</ref>

Butler was involved with [[ICANN]] as a member of [[SSAC]] starting in 2013.<ref name="intake">ICANNWiki - ICANN 52 Intake Form, February 2015.</ref>

Though he calls himself "one of the world's foremost pessimists", Butler has worked to draft and improve US legislation such as the Protect Act of 2008, which helps protect children online, as well as The Ryan Haight Online Pharmacy Act. In the future, he hopes to continue "raising awareness of prevalent security issues and drive toward improved prevention and remediation of Internet Crimes, especially those affecting children."<ref name="intake"></ref>

Though he called himself "one of the world's foremost pessimists", Butler worked to draft and improve US legislation such as the Protect Act of 2008, which helps protect children online, as well as The Ryan Haight Online Pharmacy Act. He sought to raise "awareness of prevalent security issues and drive toward improved prevention and remediation of Internet Crimes, especially those affecting children."<ref name="intake"></ref>

In addition to policy and advisory efforts at [[ICANN]]<ref name="intake"></ref>, Butler has been an active participant and speaker at various other security and abuse conferences including APWG, MAAWG, Internet Crimes Against Children, Technology Coalition, Blackhat, and SXSW.

In addition to policy and advisory efforts at [[ICANN]]<ref name="intake"></ref>, Butler was an active participant and speaker at various other security and abuse conferences including APWG, MAAWG, Internet Crimes Against Children, Technology Coalition, Blackhat, and SXSW.

 

Butler passed away in spring 2021.  

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