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It’s difficult to spot much information about Daniel Micay online
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“All I can tell you about Daniel is that he lives in Canada,” says Dave Wilson, the community manager of GrapheneOS, a world-famous privacy tool and Micay’s current project.
Key facts
- Donaldson claims he first met Micay sometime between 2011 and 2013, when Micay joined Toronto Crypto, a small group that occasionally got together to talk cryptography over beers
- The domain “Copperhead.co” was registered by Donaldson in 2014 and incorporated in 2015 under both Donaldson’s and Micay’s names — He could be a ghost or a kind of egregore, like Satoshi Nakamoto or Ned Ludd
- It’s difficult to find much information about Daniel Micay online
Summary
It’s difficult to find much information about Daniel Micay online. Within the cybersecurity community, the mythology surrounding Micay goes beyond celebrity. He could be a ghost or a kind of egregore, like Satoshi Nakamoto or Ned Ludd. As such any responses would be from the ‘GrapheneOS team’ and not directly Daniel Micay.” Interesting. The reporter did talk to Micay’s former business partner, James Donaldson, at length and against the wishes of Donaldson’s lawyer. “He was a funny guy, ” said Donaldson. Donaldson claims he first met Micay sometime between 2011 and 2013, when Micay joined Toronto Crypto, a small group that occasionally got together to talk cryptography over beers. (Through his current team, Micay disputes this.