I'm Jack Aponte (they/them), an AfroBoricua genderqueer butch living in Oakland, CA. After nearly thirteen years as a founding worker-owner at Palante Technology Cooperative I have returned to independent consulting, providing organizational digital security services to movement organizations.
On this site you can find out about my consulting services, learn about my writing, and contact me about all of the above.
Right now we're working with the same federal government's tech and privacy policies as we've had for the past four years. Come January we may see things start to shift rapidly, with federal, state and local agencies and law enforcement cracking down on those of us who have been labeled as "the enemy within."
But in the meantime I worry that we'll be targeted by non-governmental groups or individuals who are emboldened by the incoming fascist regime. So here are some things we can do now to increase our digital security in ways that can protect us now and in the future.