Daniel Domscheit-Berg

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human technology activist whistleblower writer

Daniel Domscheit-Berg is a German technology activist and former WikiLeaks spokesperson who became known for his whistleblowing work and later critiques of the organization.

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Label	Occurrences
Daniel Domscheit-Berg canonical	8

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Target entity: Daniel Domscheit-Berg
Context triple: [The Fifth Estate, basedOnAuthor, Daniel Domscheit-Berg]

A. Steve Huffman
Steve Huffman is an American web developer and entrepreneur best known as the co-founder and CEO of the social news and discussion platform Reddit.
B. Jon Oberheide
Jon Oberheide is a cybersecurity entrepreneur and researcher best known as the co-founder and former CTO of Duo Security, a leading multi-factor authentication and zero-trust security company.
C. Ben Casnocha
Ben Casnocha is an American entrepreneur, author, and investor known for co-authoring "The Start-up of You" and "The Alliance" and for his work in the technology and venture capital sectors.
D. Alexis Ohanian
Alexis Ohanian is an American internet entrepreneur and investor best known as the co-founder of the social news and discussion platform Reddit.
E. Jonathan I. Schwartz
Jonathan I. Schwartz is an American technology executive best known for serving as the CEO of Sun Microsystems during the mid-2000s.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Daniel Domscheit-Berg
Target entity description: Daniel Domscheit-Berg is a German technology activist and former WikiLeaks spokesperson who became known for his whistleblowing work and later critiques of the organization.

A. Steve Huffman
Steve Huffman is an American web developer and entrepreneur best known as the co-founder and CEO of the social news and discussion platform Reddit.
B. Jon Oberheide
Jon Oberheide is a cybersecurity entrepreneur and researcher best known as the co-founder and former CTO of Duo Security, a leading multi-factor authentication and zero-trust security company.
C. Ben Casnocha
Ben Casnocha is an American entrepreneur, author, and investor known for co-authoring "The Start-up of You" and "The Alliance" and for his work in the technology and venture capital sectors.
D. Alexis Ohanian
Alexis Ohanian is an American internet entrepreneur and investor best known as the co-founder of the social news and discussion platform Reddit.
E. Jonathan I. Schwartz
Jonathan I. Schwartz is an American technology executive best known for serving as the CEO of Sun Microsystems during the mid-2000s.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	human ⓘ technology activist ⓘ whistleblower ⓘ writer ⓘ
activeYearsStart	2000s ⓘ
alternateName	Daniel Berg ⓘ Daniel Schmitt ⓘ
birthDate	1978-10-15 ⓘ
birthPlace	Bergisch Gladbach ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	Germany ⓘ
criticized	Julian Assange ⓘ internal practices of WikiLeaks ⓘ
describedIn	Inside WikiLeaks: My Time with Julian Assange at the World’s Most Dangerous Website ⓘ
employer	various IT companies in Germany ⓘ
fieldOfWork	digital rights ⓘ freedom of information ⓘ information technology ⓘ
founded	OpenLeaks ⓘ
genre	non-fiction ⓘ
hasGender	male ⓘ
hasOccupationHistory	network engineer ⓘ
hasRelative	Anke Domscheit-Berg ⓘ
knownFor	critiques of WikiLeaks ⓘ founding OpenLeaks ⓘ work with WikiLeaks ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName	German ⓘ
memberOf	WikiLeaks ⓘ
movement	open government ⓘ transparency movement ⓘ whistleblowing ⓘ
name	Daniel Domscheit-Berg ⓘ
nationality	German ⓘ
notableEvent	departure from WikiLeaks ⓘ
notableFor	public commentary on whistleblowing ethics ⓘ
notableIdea	decentralized whistleblowing platforms ⓘ
notableWork	Inside WikiLeaks ⓘ linked to: Inside WikiLeaks: My Time with Julian Assange at the World’s Most Dangerous Website
occupation	IT specialist ⓘ activist ⓘ author ⓘ
participantIn	development of WikiLeaks ⓘ public debates on digital transparency ⓘ
politicalAlignment	civil liberties advocacy ⓘ pro-transparency ⓘ
positionHeld	spokesperson for WikiLeaks ⓘ
residence	Germany ⓘ
spouse	Anke Domscheit-Berg ⓘ