My name's Jane and I'm a computer-addict.

But really, I'm a network security 'journeyman' whose philosophical tendencies are cynical, verging on deranged. My principal interest is in disseminating easy-to-use technology which evades or frustrates the massive, dragnet surveillance conducted by the Five Eyes. Whether that means contributing to P2P IM platforms, launching i2p-IRC channels and fomenting dissent, or giving away custom-firmwared, encrypted routers for free, I do my part.

Although I have degrees in political philosophy, I'm relatively uncomplicated in my political beliefs: Through computer facilitation, and at the impetus of transnational needs and challenges, the stateless communist society is possible. The Roddenberry-esque future which Marx describes in his Critique of the Gotha Program is not only possible, indeed, it may eventually be inevitable! I believe that human kind will necessarily, due to the pressures of nature and geopolitics, have to unite...

Whether we're united in a global government or in a mass grave after WW3... that remains to be seen. Anything to encourage the former is noble, in my book.

My most recent project was a Pi-based router that creates a WiFi hotspot, which in turn routes all traffic through i2p and TOR (and Freenet where necessary). It's slow, but reliable. I'll be making the bash shells, SD image and documentation freely-available in the coming weeks.

If anyone is familiar with spam automation, please message me for an exciting new opportunity!