Brewster Kahle, Founder & Digital Librarian
- Brewster Kahle is an American digital librarian, computer engineer, and Internet entrepreneur.
- He graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1982 with a Bachelor of Science degree in computer science and engineering.
Podcast
Overview
A deep dive into Brewster Kahle’s journey from MIT engineer to the visionary founder of the Internet Archive. In this conversation, he reflects on building the Library of Alexandria for the digital age, the challenges of trust, regulation, and corporate dominance, and why universal access to knowledge remains one of the most important missions of our time.
00:35- About Brewster Kahle
- Brewster Kahle is an American digital librarian, computer engineer, and Internet entrepreneur.
- He graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1982 with a Bachelor of Science degree in computer science and engineering.
- Kahle founded the Internet Archive( including Wayback Machine) and co-founded Alexa internet in 1996.
08:41- How do you handle website removals under GDPR’s right to be forgotten?
- Requests for removal are honored directly: individuals can email info@archive.org, and the site is taken down.
- Context is preserved where appropriate, documenting when and how sites existed while respecting removal needs.
- Sensitive or unwanted content is managed carefully to balance historical record-keeping with personal privacy rights.
13:30- What failures taught you your biggest lessons and how did you recover from them?
- Attempting to create a nonprofit credit union failed because regulators were shutting down new institutions after the financial crisis.
- The core mistake was not researching regulatory trends before pursuing the idea.
- The recovery came through recognizing the oversight, learning to assess structural barriers early, and redirecting energy toward more viable initiatives.
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Learn more about Brewster Kahle: LinkedIn
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Profile
- Brewster Kahle is an American digital librarian, computer engineer, and Internet entrepreneur.
- He graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1982 with a Bachelor of Science degree in computer science and engineering.
- Kahle founded the Internet Archive( including Wayback Machine) and co-founded Alexa internet in 1996.
