Meet Opaque, a 32-year-old software engineer born and raised in a totalitarian country where government surveillance is pervasive and freedom of speech is tightly controlled. Growing up, Opaque witnessed the erosion of privacy and the suppression of dissenting voices, which fueled a deep-seated passion for privacy and security. 15 years ago, he emigrated to a country that initially offered a breath of fresh air with its relative freedoms. However, Opaque has been closely watching as this new home slowly slips towards prohibiting free speech and tightening government control. Proficient in coding and network security, Alex spent weekends tinkering with advanced privacy tools, including IMEI changers, silent SMS, and IMSI catcher detection, in order to be able to practice defending against the coming surveillance.
