Smári McCarthy

Smári McCarthy
Smári McCarthy in 2012

Member of the Althing
Incumbent
Assumed office 29 October 2016
Constituency	South Constituency

Personal details
Born	(1984-02-07) 7 February 1984 Reykjavík, Iceland
Political party	Pirate Party (2013–present)
Alma mater	University of Iceland
Occupation	Politician, innovator and information activist
Known for	Icelandic Digital Freedom Society International Modern Media Institute Mailpile
Website	smarimccarthy.is

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Smári McCarthy (Icelandic: [ˈsmauːrɪ mahˈkar̥ðɪ]; born 7 February 1984) is an Icelandic-Irish politician, innovator and information activist known for his work relating to direct democracy, transparency and privacy.