Howard George Willis Ware (August 31, 1920 – November 22, 2013), popularly known as Willis Howard Ware was an American computer pioneer who co-developed the IAS machine that laid down the blueprint of the modern day computer in the late 20th century.

He was also a pioneer of privacy rights, social critic of technology policy, and a founder in the field of computer security.

[1] During World War II, Ware worked for the Hazeltine Corporation (1942–1946) on classified military projects.

[1][additional citation(s) needed] After the war (1946–1951), he joined the Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton to work with John von Neumann on building an early computer.

[7] Ware predicted that increased reliance on computers would create new privacy issues,[3] and in 1972 he chaired the Department of Health, Education and Welfare's Special Advisory Committee on Automated Personal Data Systems, which developed policy recommendations including the Code of Fair Information Practice that significantly influenced the Privacy Act of 1974.