Youth wings Subnational Multi-national Smári McCarthy (Icelandic pronunciation: [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.

[10] In 2011 the International Modern Media Institute (IMMI) was formed around the initiative, with McCarthy serving as executive director.

In the summer of 2013, McCarthy co-founded the free software project Mailpile along with Bjarni Rúnar Einarsson and Brennan Novak.

[16] McCarthy has spoken at numerous conferences such as Oekonux, FSCONS, Internet at Liberty and SHARE[17] as well as having lectured at various universities and summer schools.

[18] Common themes include direct or electronic democracy, press freedoms,[19][20] a critique of industrialization as a centralizing force[21][22] and the culture of the Internet.

According to Julian Assange: The Unauthorised Autobiography, McCarthy gave British-American journalist Heather Brooke copies of US diplomatic cable leak.

After seeing the reaction of other WikiLeaks members when they learned this, McCarthy remotely accessed Brooke's computer and wiped the files.