Hello, SteemIt! This is Room101.

Hi everyone!

I’m very happy to be joining the SteemIt community! This is my #introduceyourself post.

My name is Willem. I am very passionate about privacy, especially online. Privacy is at the heart of us becoming who we are as people and exercising our choices freely. For these and many other reasons, I have been a privacy advocate for years.

I meet a lot of people who are unaware of or confused by the various threats to their online privacy that exist. They might hear about email hacks, government surveillance, and that their ISP might sell their online browsing history. However, I have found nowhere that offers neutral, easy-to-follow advice about these things and how to address them that is aimed at non-technical people.

Through Room101 I hope to setup somewhere that will raise awareness about privacy-related issues and grow into a resevoir of guidance about what people can do. This includes things such as discussing how to pick a good password manager, what to look for in a VPN service before buying, how to check for DNS leaks, which browser add-ons are good for stopping advertisers tracking you, and so on. I also intend to offer news and reviews about privacy- and security-related stuff.

My other passions include all manner of computer-related stuff, promoting science and scepticism and, when time permits, TV comedies and all sorts of music. So on occasion I might chip in about those things too.

I hope to see you around!

W.

P.S. I think this guy has the right idea: