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Tim Schwartz's career focuses on data privacy and digital information as an artist , activist, and technologist. He specializes in teaching techniques for challenging power while protecting one’s identity. Schwartz co-organizes the digital training organization Los Angeles Cryptoparty, a member of the Electronic Frontier Alliance. He currently works as a digital strategist at Alley , a digital agency that builds websites and digital systems for the media, nonprofits, and others. After developing technology
Challenging power through disclosure is not something we typically practice over and over until we get it right. Instead, you will be heading into a gauntlet without knowing the traps and challenges that lie around every corner. Unlike a career or skill learned over time, safely disclosing information isn’t typically an art that people are able to practice. Compare this to the institutions that you will be challenging, which get a chance to practice every time someone new stands up to them.