Koen Vervloesem — Technology Writer
I help people understand technology and use it to make a better world.
Writing about Linux and open source, computer security, privacy, programming, artificial intelligence and Internet of Things for more than 20 years.
Linux & open source
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I'm a big proponent of free and open source software and hardware (FOSSH), including GNU/Linux. The more prevalent software becomes in your life, the more important it is that you can study it and that it respects your freedom.
Computer security
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If your whole life becomes digitized, it's important to secure it. I regularly write about ways to secure your digital life, about security threats, and about the mathematics behind algorithms for encryption and digital signatures.
Privacy
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I write about how technology threatens your privacy and how you can protect your privacy using end-to-end encryption, open source software and decentralized systems. I'm also a board member of the Ministry of Privacy.
Programming
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I have been programming since I was a kid, and I still love the feeling of making a computer do something I want. You can find some of my software projects on GitHub and I like writing about programming, at the moment mostly Python.
AI
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While I was studying computer science, I specialized in natural language processing and I'm passionate about the inner workings of algorithms in artificial intelligence, but I also write about its limitations and the danger of putting too much trust in AI.
Internet of Things
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I love tinkering with a Raspberry Pi, Arduino, ESP8266 or ESP32 and some electronics to create an internet-enabled device and writing about it, from low-level bit fiddling to APIs and visualization. I've also been editor-in-chief of the Dutch magazine MagPi.