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Tom Lowenthal is a technologist and activist committed to combating our contemporary cyberpunk mass-surveillance dystopia. By day, they're the staff technologist for the tech program at the Committee to Protect Journalists. By night, they practice robust self-care because mental health is important and burnout can be a killer. Tom's also a fellow at Stanford's Center for Internet and Society; They've previously worked at the Tor Project and Mozilla. They're a big believer in individual privacy, self-determination, and practical usable tools.