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* Vint Cerf believes in the need for anybody to remain anonymous or pseudonymous on the Internet; he believes this needs to also be supported by strong authentication tools.  

* Vint Cerf believes in the need for anybody to remain anonymous or pseudonymous on the Internet; he believes this needs to also be supported by strong authentication tools.  

* Mr. Cerf has argued that unnecessary patents can stifle innovation, and noted that the Internet would not have experienced such rapid and robust development had he and his partners tried to protect its design.<ref>[http://venturebeat.com/2011/11/14/vint-cerf/#.TsGmctgvSD8.twitter VentureBeat.com

* Mr. Cerf has argued that unnecessary patents can stifle innovation, and noted that the Internet would not have experienced such rapid and robust development had he and his partners tried to protect its design.<ref>[http://venturebeat.com/2011/11/14/vint-cerf/#.TsGmctgvSD8.twitter VentureBeat.com]</ref>

==Education==

==Education==

During his tenure, from 1976 to 1982, with the U.S. Department of Defense's Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), Cerf played a key role leading the development of the internet, and internet related data packet and security technologies.  

During his tenure, from 1976 to 1982, with the U.S. Department of Defense's Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), Cerf played a key role leading the development of the internet, and internet related data packet and security technologies.  

He has also worked in numerous other IT companies and corporations.  <ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/correspondence/cerf-testimony-08feb01.htm#Vita ICANN]</ref>  

He has also worked in numerous other IT companies and corporations.  <ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/correspondence/cerf-testimony-08feb01.htm#Vita ICANN]</ref>

==References==

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