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Violet Blue is a renowned investigative journalist, cybersecurity expert, and human rights advocate. With a career spanning over two decades, she has written for numerous prominent publications, including O The Oprah Magazine, Engadget, Financial Times, CNN, CBS News, San Francisco Chronicle, and Popular Science.
Blue has authored several bestselling books, which have been translated into multiple languages and have sold over 2.2 million copies. Her notable book appearances include The Oprah Winfrey Show.
As a dedicated philanthropist, Blue has made significant contributions to various charities. She donated over 200,000 copies of her book, The Smart Girl's Guide to Privacy, to Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders, the International Rescue Committee, and the American Civil Liberties Union, raising £3.7m for migrant charities.
Blue has received numerous accolades for her work, including six Independent Publisher Book Awards. The Guardian UK has described her as "one of the leading figures in tech writing in the world." Her latest book, A Fish Has No Word For Water, won the 2023 Independent Publisher Book Awards GOLD and was selected as a National Indie Book Awards 2023 Finalist.
Blue's dedication to digital privacy and security has been recognized by various publications. Her book, The Smart Girl's Guide to Privacy, was praised by ELLE Magazine as "an illuminating handbook for women." Ingram Collection Development Librarian Becky Walton recommended the book for public and school libraries, as well as social science and technology classes.
Throughout her career, Blue has been featured in numerous publications, including BBC, Blender, Bizarre Magazine, BookRiot, ChicagoNow, Cinematical, CNET, CNN, Columbia Journalism Review, Cosmopolitan, Daily Dot, DAME Magazine, ELLE, Forbes, Foreword Reviews, Forum, Gizmodo, Glamour, Guardian UK, Harper's, Jane, Marie Claire, Maxim, Men's Fitness, Men's Health, MSNBC, Newsweek, New York Times, NPR, O: The Oprah Magazine, PBS Mediashift, Playboy, Redbook, Salon, San Francisco Bay Guardian, San Francisco Examiner, San Jose Mercury News, Savage Love, Self Magazine, SFist, SF Weekly, Utne Reader, Vice (Motherboard),Village Voice, Wall Street Journal, WebMD, and Wired.
Blue has also appeared as a guest on various television shows, including The Tyra Banks Show, CNN, NPR, BBC, and HBO's Thought Crimes. She is a member of several professional organizations, including the Internet Press Guild, The Authors Guild, The New Zealand Society of Authors (PEN NZ),the World Health Network, and Advisor to online legal privacy resource Without My Consent.
Blue has led healthcare crisis communications workshops and trainings for various organizations, including UCSF Global Health Masters Program, Yearly UCSF Health immersive NGO trainings, and human rights conventions such as The Oslo Freedom Forum. She has also trained new counselors to staff the San Francisco Sex Information emergency hotline.
Blue's personal life has been marked by challenges, including growing up homeless on the streets of San Francisco as the only surviving member of her family. Her father was a nuclear engineer, and her mother was a defense engineer for the US government.
Throughout her career, Blue has received numerous accolades, including being named Wired's 25 Faces of Innovation and Forbes "The Web Celeb 25." She is a trained crisis counselor and has lectured at various institutions, including UC Berkeley, colleges, and community teaching institutions.
