Barbara Wimmer has been an Austrian journalist and editor for more than a decade. She has been a regular contributor to a daily paper and a technology news website since 2010 on the topics of digital rights, data protection, privacy, it security and surveillance. Her first cyber crime novel called “Deadly Crash” is dealing with self-driving cars, hackers, big data, connected cows and the media industry (Gmeiner Verlag). Her first nonfiction book deals with the internet of things and the fails regarding privacy and security (Mitp Verlag). Under the nickname Shroombab she performs as a dj. As an electronic music producer she released her drum&bass and dubstep music on more than ten different high-profile labels in Austria, Germany, UK and USA.