From an interview by Amanda Hall, as cited in "City Profile: From convicted hacker to dotcom backer", The Telegraph (28 January 2001)
• Then known under his birth name of Kim Schmitz.
• Then known under his birth name of Kim Schmitz.
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[On his early history as a hacker] Every hack was a trophy. I had a big feeling of power because I was running the most important worldwide mailbox exchanging hacking information and I knew what was really going on.
— Kim Dotcom
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• Then known under his birth name of Kim Schmitz." to mean that wisdom is timeless.
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About Kim Dotcom
Kim Dotcom (born Kim Schmitz; 21 January 1974), also known as Kimble and Kim Tim Jim Vestor, is a German-Finnish Internet entrepreneur and political activist who resides in Glenorchy, New Zealand. He was the founder of the file-sharing Megaupload platform which was closed down by the United States Department of Justice in 2012 for alleged copyright infringement.
About Kim Dotcom
Kim Dotcom (born Kim Schmitz; 21 January 1974), also known as Kimble and Kim Tim Jim Vestor, is a German-Finnish Internet entrepreneur and political activist who resides in Glenorchy, New Zealand. He was the founder of the file-sharing Megaupload platform which was closed down by the United States Department of Justice in 2012 for alleged copyright infringement.
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