Paul Bernal is a Senior Lecturer in Information Technology, Intellectual Property and Media Law at the University of East Anglia and specialises in internet privacy and human rights. Originally a mathematician and then a chartered accountant before entering academia, his research areas include data privacy, surveillance, the right to be forgotten, freedom of speech, fake news, trolling and the role of social media. He is part of the Independent Digital Ethics Panel for Policing, and a prolific blogger.