I am a programmer focusing on security and privacy projects and research. My latest work involved briniging decentalized and metadataless communication technology to mobile. I also have been an ops and server admin hobbiest running all manor of Linux and BSD servers for 15+ years.
I am a director at the Open Privacy Research Society, a non-profit research and development organization dedicated to building decentralized systems that are consent enforcing with an aim to empower marginalized communities.
I previously worked at Amazon.
I’ve helped run a few Cryptoparties (Vancouver and University of the Fraser Valley).
Contact
- email: dan@mindstab.net
- twitter: @dan_ballard
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