This is about Ali Reza Hayati. If you want to know more about the blog, read the about page.
Ali Reza Hayati (pronounced ælI rɛzɒ hæjɑ:tI) is an entrepreneur, engineer, hacker, cypherpunk, and user freedom activist working to spread the use of strong cryptography and privacy-enhancing free (as in freedom) technologies to help people take full control over their computers.
He studied industrial engineering, business management, and computer science. Having a degree in computer science, he worked in various labs and projects to better understand how computers and digital machines are made and work.
He currently works as a project controller, member of a project management and planning group, in a petrochemical company.
Ali Reza used to run an electronic components wholesale business, and he did a lot of repairs, so he highly advocates for people’s right to repair. He and his partners did various hardware hacks and software fixes to help people regain their digital freedom.
As a privacy advocate, he educates people to help them know their rights and make sure their privacy is respected. He encourages people to fight against surveillance capitalism and to keep their personal information safe, secure, and private.
Ali is a free software/culture activist, trying to spread the philosophy of computer user freedom and freedom in all published works. He is a GNU person/contributor, and an associate member of the Free Software Foundation. He is very careful about his computing, and only uses freedom-respecting software.
Hayati highly advocates for widespread use of strong cryptography and privacy-enhancing technologies as a route to social and political change.