Daan Gerla is a board member of the Data Union, a Dutch organisation dedicated to representing the interests of everyone who produces data on the internet. The Data Union wants to give people a say in what happens with their data and enforce conditions with organizations that handle this data.
Gerla is a biologist with a great interest in technology and data. As a board member of the Data Union, he contributes to the creation of a fairer internet where everybody has agency over their own digital identity.